Portugal 'play more as a team' without Cristiano Ronaldo according to international teammate Jose Fonte.
The former Manchester United star was left on the bench during Portugal's 6-1 victory over Switzerland in the last-16 of the World Cup.
Fonte, 38, last played for Portugal in March and was included in their preliminary squad for Qatar, though he did not make the final cut.
As reported by Portuguese publication A Bola, Fonte said in a podcast: 'Portugal have the quality to do this in every game, but we have to be honest - just his presence on the field makes the players of the national team unconsciously and automatically have to play for him and always give him the ball.