Ghana lost their initial game at the 2022 World Cup to Portugal on Thursday, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a questionable penalty in Doha - Akabo

Ghana lost their initial game at the 2022 World Cup to Portugal on Thursday, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a questionable penalty in Doha - Akabo 

Replays showed that Ronaldo most certainly advanced to the ball first beyond Salisu before there was contact on the Portugal striker's boot and chest area.

Despite the fact that this could unquestionably be viewed as a delicate punishment, we need to take a gander at it in VAR terms; it wouldn't be viewed as a reasonable and clear blunder by the match ref, individual American authority Ismail Elfath. Similarly, in the event that the ref hadn't given the punishment, it's improbable the VAR would have exhorted a spot kick.

Salisu had gotten to the ball first before Ronaldo, this would have been justification for a full survey, yet sadly for the Ghana protector, he neglected to do as such.

Ronaldo likewise thought he had scored in the 31st moment, however the official had previously blown for a foul against him for a push on Alexander Djiku. The VAR can't audit anything after the arbitrator's whistle, so he can't glance back at the foul to grant the objective.