22 Men to Face Sweden

By: Bruno Romani | March 11th, 2008

Dunga announced this morning the 22 players who will take on Sweden in a friendly on the 26th which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brazil’s first World Cup. Again, he called many players eligeble for the Olympics.  

GOALKEEPERS
Júlio César (Inter/ITA)
Diego Alves* (Almeria/ESP)

SIDEBACKS
Daniel Alves (Sevilla/ESP)
Rafinha* (Schalke/ALE)
Marcelo* (Real Madrid/ESP)

DEFENDERS
Lúcio (Bayern/ALE)
Juan (Roma/ITA)
Léo* (Grêmio)
Alex (Chelsea/ING)

MIDFIELDERS
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal/ING)
Hernanes* (São Paulo)
Josué (Wolfsburg/ALE)
Lucas* (Liverpool/ING)
Richarlyson (São Paulo)
Diego* (Werder Bremen/ALE)
Thiago Neves* (Fluminense)
Kaká (Milan/ITA)
Júlio Baptista (Real Madrid/ESP)

FORWARDS
Alexandre Pato*(Milan/ITA)
Robinho (Real Madrid/ESP)
Luís Fabiano (Sevilla/ESP)
Rafael Sóbis* (Betis/ESP)

*Olympic Age 

Category: National Team

Tags: announcement, Dunga, friendly, National Team

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• Jalil |  March 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

  
  
  

  how the hell does gilberto silva get into this team he cant even get a game for arsenal n i think hes lost it, even though i have admired his work for our national team. the brasil team i could pick would be so much more attractive and so much more having brasils characteritics or attractive football

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• Jalil |  March 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

  
  
  

  of attractive football*

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• Corey |  March 11th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

  
  
  

  He baffles me with some of his picks. I am not expert on domestic matters in Brazil, but givin the talent pool at home and abroad, how can a manager honestly pick some of these guys over others? Dunga is like Van Basten or Aragones, who’s selectiosn baffle even a seasoned football expert…

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• Jalil |  March 11th, 2008 at 6:14 pm

  
  
  

  my god it would be so easy to make brasil play joga bonita, i like dunga he has the right mentality in modern football , i think he is molding his team for the future building from the back to the front honestly i believe wagner love was just to show experienced brazillian players i can pick shit if u dnt give ure heart and soul at least he gives his heart and soul to the cause. Dunga will make a good team but i hope, it will be built step by step but the process he is doing it is damn slow. tactically hes very inexperienced but will find out brazil can only play one way. really i think hes trying to find a king pin in the midle of the park like him self someone to play make and pass the ball around pinging it from one side to the other, in my opion hernanes is the old school player more adventours than dunga but the man needed to do this

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• Eddie |  March 13th, 2008 at 2:07 am

  
  
  

  man where is ronaldinho:( :(. dunga never calls him. im starting to hate dunga now but i still love brazil and i hope they win

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• Guillermo |  March 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am

  
  
  

  Eddie,

  Not sure if you noticed but Ronaldinho is injured, just take a look in Barcelona’s matches and you will see that.

  GO GRÊMIO!!!

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• tanya |  March 25th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

  
  
  

  where da hell is denilson

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• Ferguinho |  March 26th, 2008 at 7:37 am

  
  
  

  Ronaldinho could play as he isn’t injured but he may not be 100% match fit..
  Gilberto Silva should be playing for Arsenal - they lost on Sunday because of lack of composure and experience, which he provides.
  Denilson could do a good job for Arsenal and should move on to a European club as he has real talent.
  Dunga doesn’t have the experience to deal with galaticos and his selecaos show this immaturity.

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