Ghana manager Otto Addo has blamed the referee for his side’s defeat to Portugal in their World Cup opener. Portugal managed to win the game 3-2, but the result relied on a controversial penalty ...

Ghana lost to Portugal 3-2 in a pulsating encounter at the Stadium 947, Doha, after what some football watchers say was a poor officiating from the American referee.

Portugal went on to beat Ghana 3-2 ... Addo responded: "The referee.'' Addo felt Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu didn't foul Ronaldo for the penalty, and he complained that the officials didn ...

With special gifts from the referees." Addo also claimed Ghana were unfortunate to lose ... Possession was Portugal's, we knew they were good at that, but we were good at defending. " ...

Managers, analysts, everyone is talking about that. Image: Ronaldo appeals to the referee during Portugal's win over Ghana "To Portugal, that doesn't matter as he has been and achieved so much to ...

Fans heading to the Portugal-Ghana game would have ... Salisu played the ball or the video assistant referee intervened. Neither saved Ghana, leaving boss Otto Addo fuming afterwards.

The ball was in the Ghana net just past the half-hour ... hope of retrieving the situation is halted by the referee's whistle. 35 mins: Portugal are continuing to do more of the pushing, although ...

RTP have the rights in Portugal and it is on GBC in Ghana. The referee for the game is Ismail Elfath. The American goes into the World Cup having recently taken charge of the MLS Cup final ...

Eventually referee Ismail Elfath books ... Those quickfire Portugal goals have knocked the stuffing out of the Ghana players, and their vocal following. It's a very flat atmosphere in which ...

Portugal’s defeat of Ghana’s Black Stars – courtesy of a contested penalty granted to Cristiano Ronaldo – in the World Cup on 24 November rankles with the country almost as much as its treatment in ...

Portugal went on to beat Ghana ... Addo responded: “The referee.” Addo felt Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu didn’t foul Ronaldo for the penalty, and he complained that the officials didn ...