Portugal - Ghana, 26/06

Billy86

I'm figuring this is going to be the more entertaining early game.

But seriously, how long must it take Ghana to get from the team bus to the dressing room?

Billy86

Eder starts by the way, so Portugal have effectively thrown in the towel and eliminated themselves before even kicking off.

bigbudda

Any idea where this is on tellybox?

NUTZZ

bigbudda wrote: »

Any idea where this is on tellybox?

BBC Red button (16:55) and on RTE Player.

Loafing Oaf

Any word on what's happening in this guys?

NUTZZ

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Any word on what's happening in this guys?

Still nil all, both sides have had great chances to score. Ronaldo missed a great opportunity from point blank with a header. It really could go either way.

Loafing Oaf

NUTZZ wrote: »

Still nil all, both sides have had great chances to score. Ronaldo missed a great opportunity from point blank with a header. It really could go eihter way.

So rumours of Ghana's disarray have been somewhat exaggerated then...

NUTZZ

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

So rumours of Ghana's disarray have been somewhat exaggerated then...

They're playing well here, although Portugal aren't great so judge that however you like!

Billy86

Eder is the worst striker I can recall seeing at a WC outside of minnow nations like North Korea, NZ, etc. It's not that he fails to excel at anything, it is that he is utterly useless at everything, and that is not an exaggeration. There is nothing I would rank him more than 4/10 at, and that would be generous.

He is a 26 year old striker, has played his when career in Portugal (good but not the toughest), chunks in their lower leagues... and has only got more than 6 goals twice in his 8 year career (and only 10 and 16 at that, five years apart).

NUTZZ

1 nil Portugal, own goal from Ghana

vidor

It's the one position that Portugal have struggled with for a number of years now.

Professional Griefer

Get in!! Go on Portugal!

Angron

Bit of a silly looking attempt to clear by the defender, I feel sorry for him.

Lightbulb Sun

Damn it, missed the goal. This looks like a better game than the other one.

NUTZZ

Portugal have their tails up now but still look so poor in the final third. No one can put in a decent ball for Ronaldo from the wings.

Angron

Yeah, a lot of their crossing has been pretty woeful.

B0X

That goal would never have happened if that ref hadn't been in the way about 15 seconds earlier. Unlucky.

bmcc10

Portugal not just put Ronaldo down the middle lacking a good CF this years.

dave1982

Jesus I was gonna chance €20 on Ghana

Loafing Oaf

Goal for Germany, come on Portugal get your arse in gear.

My name is URL

That cross was beautiful

derm0j073

Classy cross for the goal , both these teams going home wont be much of a loss .

jamesbondings

Come on Ghana...... Was it a good goal?

Rayne Wooney

Both of these teams are brutal

Portugal need 4 now just to go level with USA

delaad

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Both of these teams are brutal

Portugal need 4 now just to go level with USA

And Ghana only need one.

derm0j073

Why catch when you can punch seems to be the goal keepers mantra for this WC and that eyeful of ball sack has led to me loosing my train of taught .

Professional Griefer

Ronaldo!!!!

Lucas Hood

Stupid keeper

Washington Irving

'Ronnie'! 2-1

Billy86

BBC commentator: "Ronaldo's first WC goal. It will be his last as well."

Sound

bmcc10

Awful goalkeeping

B0X

Jesus, that was woeful keeping.

delaad

Dire goalkeeping!

My name is URL

Bruce Grobbelaar stuff, that!

Angron

Yeah, that was quite poor from the keeper. He just batted it to Ronaldo for an easy enough goal.

speed_gun

portugal have been dismal in this world cup , they dont deserve to go through , ronaldo should retire from international football

My name is URL

speed_gun wrote: »

ronaldo should retire from international football

In protest?

He's still been their best player!

Lucas Hood

Ronaldo been very poor in front of goal this tournament.

bmcc10

Did Portugal move Ronaldo through the middle? Plenty of chances, If they done it earlier in the tournament they might have been better off then some of the duds they have up front.

Lucifer MorningStar

speed_gun

My name is URL wrote: »

In protest?

He's still been their best player!

no !

because their are limits to a players physical capabilities , portugal are useless , it would mean playing nearly two dozen less matches per year

Tokarev

Bye Bye Ronnie and co, Stop stinking up tournaments please.

Turtyturd

'Ronnie' under performing again, shame as it's always nice to see the big names to perform on the big stage, but Clint and Messi march on.

super_furry

How poor was Ronaldo's finishing? If he'd been on it, Portugal would have won by three or four, nearly everytime he had a chance he hit it straight at the goalkeeper.

Sad because it's his last chance to perform at the World Cup. He's never done it before and he'll be 33 by the time the next one rolls around.

Billy86

Turtyturd wrote: »

'Ronnie' under performing again, shame as it's always nice to see the big names to perform on the big stage, but Clint and Messi march on.

It was shocking how he gave up four goals to Germany alright.

yohan the great

I know Portugal aren't great apart from Ronaldo but they created so many easy chances for him today

Mantis Toboggan

Portugal clearly should have brought Bebe, that mans a genius

super_furry

Billy86 wrote: »

It was shocking how he gave up four goals to Germany alright.

He should have wiped those four goals out today. His finishing was terrible.

Ulysses Gaze

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Portugal clearly should have brought Bebe, that mans a genius

TBH...he'd have been better than Eder.

Too Tough To Die

He's been a huge disappointment in this tournament. One of the few big names to not perform.

Chucky the tree

He had a shocker. Bottled it big time really.