Cristiano Ronaldo made World Cup history just two days after severing ties with Manchester United to help Portugal beat Ghana 3-2 in their opening Group H match.

Ronaldo, who is a free agent after his acrimonious break-up with United, became the first player to score in five World Cup final tournaments when he tucked away Portugal's first from the penalty spot.

Andre Ayew's equaliser briefly looked like it would spoil Portugal's party, but a quickfire double from Joao Felix and substitute Rafael Leao restored the advantage before Osman Bukari hit a late second for Ghana.

Speaking in Portuguese, which was translated by FIFA, Ronaldo said: "This was a beautiful moment in my fifth World Cup.

"We started with our good foot. It is very important to win. We know that in these competitions our first match is crucial.

"But also, on the record of being the only first player in five World Cups to score, that is something which makes me very proud.

"I am very happy that the team got a good result, it was a tough game but a good result."

Ronaldo, who was named the official player of the match, took just one question from reporters, only touching briefly on his fall-out with United.

"It was an important step and we won," he said. "It was a week that finished this chapter, it is closed.

"We wanted to start off with the good foot. We won, I could help my team - and all the rest does not matter."

Local Start Time Venue	26 Jul at 11:30 AM
Local Time	26 Jul at 09:30 AM
Toss	Austria won the toss and chose to field
Country	Hungary
City	Szodliget
Venue	GB Oval
Established	0000
Result	Austria won by 4 wickets

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