Jorge Jesus says Portugal's focus is purely on Sunday's clash with Norway, with the fallout from Cristiano Ronaldo's departure being shelved until after that game. Ronaldo's glittering international career may be over after he stormed out of Portugal's camp earlier this week, amid reports of a rift with new head coach Jesus.Jesus – who worked with Ronaldo at Al-Nassr – left the 41-year-old on the bench throughout a 2-1 Nations League win over Erling Haaland and company in Oslo last week.Ronaldo then trained away from his team-mates before leaving the camp on the eve of the Selecao's entertaining 4-2 win over Denmark on Thursday, which saw Joao Cancelo, Goncalo Ramos, Vitinha and Joao Felix get on the scoresheet.Ronaldo took to social media to say he will "tell the truth" about his exit from the camp in due course, while Jesus has refused to go into detail about the incident, only saying he would never allow any player to dictate his decisions as a coach.Portugal will play their first home game since Ronaldo's departure on Sunday, knowing another victory over Norway at Porto's Estadio do Dragao would all but guarantee qualification for the last eight next March.And that is the only thing on Jesus' mind, as he told reporters: "The focus has to be on the national team, and on Norway in this case, on what we have to do well. "It's not about us ignoring Cris, he is a symbol of the national team and of Portugal. After the game, there will be plenty of time to talk about it."Após a conferência de imprensa do Selecionador Nacional, e no seguimento de uma conversa com o Presidente da Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, tomei a decisão de deixar o estágio da Seleção Nacional.A seu tempo, direi a verdade a todos os Portugueses sobre as razões que… pic.twitter.com/j8Qrws9KTS— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) September 30, 2026Asked if Ronaldo could at least return in an ambassadorial role before the 2030 World Cup, which Portugal will co-host alongside Spain and Morocco, Jesus said: "You are already looking ahead to 2030. It's four years. Football is day by day, it's not even month by month. "Tomorrow [Sunday], the game is the most important thing. It will be very intense, and that's what I want to talk about. I don't want to change the subject."I'm going to focus on what I talked about – the team and our opponent. Norway is a team, in my opinion, who are in the top five in Europe, with great players. "Then, we will have time to analyse what happens here."Jesus was then asked what sort of reception he expected from Portugal's home fans, given the perception of a rift between himself and the country's greatest-ever player."The affection that I seek is nothing more than what the national team should get," he said. "The affection should be for the team, for the players. "I am part of a team, I am the commander of a team. Before, I was also a staunch, crazy fan of the national team, and I didn't look at the coach or the players, I looked at the flag."I don't want to be part of anything except the national team."Since the start of 2025, Portugal have won 80% of their matches when Ronaldo has not appeared (P5 W4 D1), compared to just 59% when he has featured (P17 W10 D4 L3), also averaging almost twice as many goals per game without Ronaldo (3.4) than with him (1.9).The post Portugal shelve Ronaldo controversy as Jesus demands full focus on Norway appeared first on SoccerNews.