Portugal defeat Ghana 2-1

Cristiano Ronaldo made it 2-1 to Portugal but the win was not enough to see his nation reach the round of 16
Ghana pay for past sins
A news conference on Wednesday included revelations about millions of dollars in cash being flown in to unpaid players, and then came Thursday morning's breaking news on the suspension of Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari after in-fighting.
Africa has suffered in Brazil. Cameroon were pathetic, Ivory Coast failed yet again to break their round of 16 duck, while Ghana, despite featuring in two of the tournament's classics -- versus USA and Germany -- failed to match their achievements in 2010 (quarterfinals), or even 2006 (round of 16), for that matter.

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The real damage was done in losing to Team USA; the profligate finishing, the hopeless marking that let in John Brooks to score. All after total domination of possession. That late Miroslav Klose strike when leading Germany was even more costly, perhaps, though a draw was the right result in Fortaleza.
In Brasilia, they were spirited -- too strong-arm for Ronaldo's liking at times, he took a hell of a buffeting -- yet the same problems were their undoing. They were often on the edge of the Portuguese 18-yard box, but that was where the move broke down. Overhit crosses, shots from silly angles and decent Portuguese defending were their downfall. As they pushed towards the end of the first half, Christian Atsu was hugely wasteful when Andre Ayew was in free space.
Gyan's goal had looked to open an escape path, before familiar problems closed off the route.