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Portugal benching Cristiano Ronaldo would be 'the point of no return' for his international career just like it was for his time at Man United... he just won't be an impact sub - Sportsmail's Martin Samuel tells WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL

Portugal take on Switzerland in the World Cup last-16 on Tuesday night and it's no surprise the build-up has been dominated by one man.

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't appear to be too impressed about being subbed off early during their defeat to South Korea and it's created a headache for coach Fernando Santos.

Indeed, Santos failed to definitively say that Ronaldo would start against Switzerland and quite a lot of fans believe he should be benched.

Sportsmail's Martin Samuel believes it would be the 'point of no return' for Ronaldo's international career if that were to happen, in a parallel to recent events at Manchester United.