Ronaldo Hits 2 in Portugal's 5-0 Rout as England Stalls in 0-0 Ghana Draw
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Ronaldo Hits 2 in Portugal's 5-0 Rout as England Stalls in 0-0 Ghana Draw
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s 5-0 demolition of Uzbekistan, becoming the first man to score in six different World Cups and easing scrutiny over his place in the side.
That emphatic win repaired some of the damage from Portugal’s underwhelming opener against DR Congo, though the report cautioned that Uzbekistan’s naive defending makes the next match against Colombia a truer test.
England, by contrast, laboured to a 0-0 draw with Ghana after their 4-2 win over Croatia, producing a flat display that cooled early optimism around Gareth Southgate’s side.
Ghana’s disciplined performance lifted them three places to 20th in the report’s rankings and left them effectively through, while England slipped one spot to fifth ahead of a final group game against Panama.