National anthem time. The TV camera zooms in on Ronaldo. Head up, standing proud and belting out the lyrics.

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at Stadium 974

The PA system is REALLY cranked up for this one.

Ghana fans were up on their feet and waving their flags when the song...'Wave your flag' came on.

There's pockets of yellow/green/red but it's most Portugal fans that are in for this one.

As well as flags, there are Cristiano Ronaldo masks everywhere you look in the crowd. One fan holds up a sign that reads: "Resigned my job to witness the GOAT'S last dance'.

Portugal

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There is more to Portugal than Cristiano Ronaldo. Bernardo Silva is Portugal’s most creative player. He provided six assists and created 21 chances in World Cup qualifying and this season’s Nations League combined.

Silva started every game at Euro 2020 and was Portugal’s best performer at the last World Cup.

Diogo Jota, who scored five goals during qualifying, and Pedro Neto miss out through injury. But Portugal can still call on a wealth of attacking talent including Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix, AC Milan forward Rafael Leao and Leipzig striker Andre Silva.

Ghana have been the most consistently successful African side at the World Cup this century, twice reaching the knockout stages and once the quarter-final.

They are also not afraid to have a pop - of all the countries competing at Qatar 2022 they have averaged the most shots per game (19) at past tournaments, since Opta began collecting such detailed data.

Ghana have also scored in their past five World Cup finals matches so let's hope that's a sign we are going to avoid another goalless draw this afternoon.

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Loads of Portugal flags in the crowd. We're back at Stadium 974 for this one - that's the ground made from shipping containers. Lots of red, yellow and green too. It's a sea of colour as kick-off approaches.

Jose Fonte
Portugal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

First, we’ve been dealing with this with Cristiano Ronaldo for a long, long time. We’ve heard it all before.

I’ve got to know him a little bit and been in big competitions with him. He is a very, very competitive animal and it's his mentality that got him to where he is.

If he says it is not going to affect him then it won’t. I’ve never seen anybody so committed to being the best.

I have full confidence he has shut down from the problems he has had to deal with. He will want to show everyone he is still the best

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There is revenge in the air in Group H. Ghana face Uruguay on 2 December. It's the first meeting between the nations since the Black Stars controversially missed out on a place in the World Cup semi-finals in 2010.

Ghana were denied a certain winning goal by a handball in the final minute of extra-time.

Former Ghanian footballer John Paintsil relives the famous match and looks ahead to the rematch.

After all the controversy, the matches are under way and the fans are partying at the World Cup.

But with Fifa and the organising committee still making new announcements about what is and isn’t allowed at the tournament, are the supporters managing to keep up with the changes?

Jose Fonte
Portugal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

The team, the players and the coach have expressed the ambition to win the World Cup.

Portugal are one of the favourites - we have the quality, the players and we’ve done it before in big competitions. There are no excuses.

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Gideon Mensah's last match for Auxerre before linking up with Ghana was a 5-0 defeat to Paris St-Germain meaning - if he comes off the bench - he will have faced Lionel Messi, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo in the space of 11 days.

So many good matches today. Who has pulled a sickie? It's a good day to work from home. Hit the thumbs if you're following this from work and your boss doesn't know?

Jose Fonte
Portugal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

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With this manager Fernando Santos, the objective is to win, win, win.

He writes it on the board at the start of the tournament and says we’re in it to win it. He keeps repeating it and he makes people believe it. To get to the final is a very tough task but if we get there, you don’t play finals, you win them.

For Portugal to get to semi-finals and final will be the ambition. We have the ability and experience from the past - we've won the Euros and the Nations League - that we can do it and I think we can go far.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of only four players to score in four different World Cups, alongside Pele (Brazil), Uwe Seeler (West Germany) and Miroslav Klose (Germany).

No player has found the net in five editions. More history beckoning for Ronaldo?

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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at Stadium 974

Huge cheers rung out at Stadium 974 when the Portugal team, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, emerged onto the pitch for the warm-up.

Former Manchester United man Ronaldo is aiming to score in a record fifth Fifa World Cup.

It's approaching 15:30pm in Accra and Lisbon, 18:30 in Qatar.

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Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

The Ghana team sing their way in and they dance their way in. All their staff get involved so watch out for the dances.

That’s part of it and it's what you want to see. For the players, you want them to enjoy their presence here at the World Cup. You’re lucky to be here.

Around 2,400 Ghana fans are expected for this match and they have brought noise, colour and some serious dance moves to the World Cup party.

Hundreds gathered outside the team hotel in Doha to welcome the four-time champions of Africa to Qatar.

They're not just here for football. They're here for a good time.

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