Portugal coach Fernando Santos has heaped praise on Cristiano Ronaldo following his exploits at both club and international levels.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in World Cup history to score five times, with his second-half penalty giving Portugal the lead against Ghana last Thursday.
Ghana's Andre Ayew then equalized, but two goals in three minutes from Joao Felix and Rafael Leao secured the victory and moved Portugal to the top of Group H, despite Osman Bukari's late winner.
Speaking after the game, said that in 50 years’ people will continue to talk about the Portuguese striker, just as they still talk about other former players like Eusébio
“A lot has been said about the achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best players ever, the best scorer ever. There will always be talk about these very positive things and the less positive things”
“Cristiano is a phenomenon like Pelé, Maradona and Messi. In 50 years we will continue to talk about them”
“One of the people I talk to with my friends is Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, with whom I played 50 years ago and who for me was also one of the best players in the world”
“We always keep talking about them and even today, in Portugal and around the world, we keep talking about him too”
The 2016 European Champions, Portugal currently sit top of Group H with three points.
Meanwhile, the defeat means Ghana are bottom of Group H after Uruguay and South Korea played out a goalless draw earlier on Thursday.