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Portugal coach, Paulo Bento, has called for calm after his side were held to a 0-0 draw by Greece on Saturday in a their World Cup warm-up game. Bento, who expressed satisfaction with Portugal's performance said the team would have to be competitive even without Ronaldo, who is nursing a thigh injury. "We have to prepare to play and be competitive without Cristiano Ronaldo and even other players who are normally available," Bento said in quotes reported by O Jogo. "Today this has happened and we used the 4-4-2 system, we did well. "From what we produced in the first half we deserved to be ahead, given the quality of our football in the first 20 or 25 minutes. "Only in the last 10 minutes could we be accused of some fatigue, but we never failed to control the game. "We were penalised for a lack of effectiveness, because we deserved to win. "Anyway I have to congratulate the players for the work done throughout the week and the game today."