Brazil Announces Roster For Upcoming Qualifiers

by George Metellus on September 30, 2008 · 34 comments

Dunga, fairly or not, is feel­ing the heat for the Selecao’s per­for­mances the last cou­ple of matches.  He decided to make some changes for the next two qual­i­fiers.  The most obvi­ous move was replac­ing Ronald­inho for Kaka.  The two AC Milan play­mak­ers seem to be mesh­ing well after their per­for­mance in the Rossoneri’s 1–0 win over Inter on Sunday’s Derby Della Madol­lina but when wear­ing Brazil’s famous yel­low shirt it has not worked.  The move to include Inter’s Aman­tino Mancini was long over­due and the excite­ment of his 1st appear­ance for Brazil could ener­gize the team.   

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Brazil faces Venezuela in San Cristo­bal on Octo­ber 12 then hosts Colom­bia in Rio three days later.

Goal­keep­ers:
Julio César (Inter Milán, ITA), Doni (Roma, ITA).

Defend­ers:
Daniel Alves (Barcelona, ESP), Maicon (Inter Milán, ITA), Kléber (San­tos, BRA), Juan (Fla­mengo, BRA), Alex (Chelsea, ENG), Juan (Roma, ITA), Lucio (Bay­ern Múnich, GER), Thi­ago Silva (Flu­mi­nense, BRA).

Mid­field­ers:
Ander­son (Man­ches­ter United, ENG), Gilberto Silva (Panathi­naikos, GRE), Josué (Wolfs­burg, GER), Lucas (Liv­er­pool, ENG), Elano (Man­ches­ter City, ENG), Julio Bap­tista (Roma, ITA), Kaká (Milán, ITA), Mancini (Inter Milán, ITA).

For­wards:
Alexan­dre Pato (AC Milán, ITA), Robinho (Man­ches­ter City, ENG), Luís Fabi­ano (Sevilla, ESP), Jô (Man­ches­ter City, ENG)

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34 comments… read them below or add one

1 JJ July 19, 2009 at 9:44 pm

what ever happened to Dida, Ronaldo, and Adriano and Diego
how come I dont see there names on the the brazilien national team’s
roster.

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2 Jordan June 12, 2010 at 11:32 pm

Which Ronaldo? C. Ronaldo or Ronaldo the original. Because the original is better than Cristiano (who is portuguese).

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3 pj October 18, 2009 at 2:28 am

play adriano ronaldo ronadinho leave lucio out 2010

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4 fer October 22, 2009 at 2:46 am

Hulk deserves to be in there at least on the bench. diego as well

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5 ko November 21, 2009 at 5:03 pm

wat happened to Ronaldinho he deserves to be there more than anyone else out there. y cant dunga have both kaka and ronaldinho. personally it’s not a world cup w/out him. Dunga made a bad decision.

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6 Victor November 24, 2009 at 11:26 am

Brazil is not going anywhere without Ronaldo,Adriano,or Ronaldinho what is Dunga thinking!!!!!!

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7 tottenham fan 17 December 25, 2009 at 8:26 am

RONALDO IS FAT SO OBV THEY WONT PLAY HIM

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8 j boogs November 30, 2009 at 5:00 am

Wats up wit no ronaldo or adriano or ronaldihno nahhhh idk about the world cup this year then I wanna see the greats play

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9 tottenham fan 17 December 25, 2009 at 8:25 am

BRAZIL IS ONE OF THE BEST INTERNATIONAL TEAMS IN THE WORLD THEY HUV A GREAT CHANCE OF WINNING IT

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10 what December 29, 2009 at 1:44 pm

WTF WHERE IS RONALDO AND RONALDINHO?
Ronaldo is an unbelievable forward that Brazil NEEDS. Without him it just won’t be the same.
And Ronaldinho….Seriously, what the hell? Still the best midfielder in Brazil in my opinion.
THEY’RE FUCKING LEGENDS, WHAT THE FUCK IS THIISSSSSS.

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11 dani January 14, 2010 at 1:50 pm

was up with ronaldo, ronaldinho and o yaw is crazy not putting them to play they are the best player in in world …ronaldo the king and ronaldinho the moves make people look stupid ,,,dunga messing up

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12 amadeo January 15, 2010 at 3:09 pm

WHERE IS RONALDO THE BEST STRIKER EVER 2 COM OUT OF BRAZIL… DUNGA NEEDS TO CALL HIM ASAP.. SAY NO MORE!!!

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13 Jesus February 19, 2010 at 8:42 pm

wtf no roberto carlos wow fcuk i want to see amaising goals.

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14 El Que Te Da March 12, 2010 at 3:36 am

where is Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Dida??? Lucio is no required nor Elano. Por Elano le deberian dar a dunga y a cada brasile~a que no se razure la crika.

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15 Cruz March 18, 2010 at 1:07 am

NO Roberto Carlos?
damn this team then!!!

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16 rumbo10 March 21, 2010 at 6:32 pm

no ronaldinho, diego, roberto carlos, ronaldo, or adriano? ronaldinho efinitely deserves to be in the world cup

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17 Correa,Ezequiel March 24, 2010 at 4:48 pm

Brazil would be Perfect! if they had-
GK-Dida,Julio cesar
Def-Lucio,Juan,Roberto carlos,Cafu
Mid-Ronaldinho,Kaka,Diego and Julio baptista
Forwards-Ronaldo,Robinho,Adriano and Luis Fabiano and Vagner love

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18 Eric De Sales March 26, 2010 at 8:32 pm

wow..you guys clearly know nothing about soccer…most of you atleast….TONALDOS IS RETIRED!!HES FAT AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS SERGURIES ON HIS KNEE..FABIANO AND ROBINHO ARE YOUNG AND TOP OF THEIR CLASS!
DIDAA!!
dud that guy hasnt even been playing for his club lately..ff form..plus julio baptista is pushing buffon out of the number one goalie spot.
i love ronaldinho and i think he should be on the bench…but he tohas been off form and skipped pratices only to be caught in a hotel with shitload of alchohol and bitches..nnd hes mariied(i dont blame him:)
and cafu is also retired and maicon is in a different class at this point.

their team is as fallows Julio cesar,maicon,lucio,juan(preferluisao),danialves,diego,josue,marcelo(preferronaldinho),kaka,luisfabiano,robinho

LEAARN SOMETHING!

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19 Eric De Sales March 26, 2010 at 8:33 pm

btw i meant FUTEBOL!!
:P

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20 Luisa Izecson April 8, 2010 at 2:55 pm

As long as they have Luis Fabiano, Robinho, and Kaka workin together THEY CAN WIN IT ALL
i agree wit Dungas decision about ronaldinho he doesn’t deserve to play in the cup. but im not so sure about ronaldo..

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21 Kameel May 7, 2010 at 7:29 pm

What the hell happened to ronaldo!?!

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22 mk May 8, 2010 at 7:34 pm

I think they could have made a better roster

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23 George May 10, 2010 at 6:08 pm

roberto carlos and adriano should be on there.. that is HUGE mistake to learn them out.. I can understand Ronaldo because he is old.. but Carlos and adriano??? wow…

Also, no Ronaldinho? I mean… the kid has a bad first world cup but to not give him a chance 2nd time around? i think how well they fair with this roster will determine if this coach returns….

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24 ltrain May 12, 2010 at 3:49 pm

I would have had 2 of the following on this team: Pato, Diego, Ronaldinho, Adriano – that’s alot of established stars being left off. BTW – what’s with the Ronaldo comments – he was borderline in 2006, he’s up to about 250 lbs at this point!!!

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25 Bryan Rodriguez May 13, 2010 at 11:24 am

Dunga what are you thinking!! You need Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Adriano. Your making a big mistake by not putting them on the team. I hope you realize what you are doing.

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26 jack May 20, 2010 at 10:15 pm

first of all. There is no way they are gonna play Ronaldo, the motha fucka is way to old, you guys are crazy if you think he is good enough to play for the World Cup squad. Hes fat, slow, and did nothing for Brazil in 2006, he should retire. And Ronaldinho, I have no clue why Dunga didn’t put him in, I mean i can understand that he hasnt showed much in the past months, but I think he would show more for his country in the world cup. I still favor Brazil because they still have a great team. kaka, and robinho especially, Go USA!

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27 master of brazil May 23, 2010 at 10:15 am

ALRIGHT YALL READ THIS…..ROnaldo is really out of shape i wont have him either..ROBERTO CARLOS is retired people..ronaldinho and pato should had been putting on the roaster.i think its a lil dumb having julio batista but not ronaldinho…batista is not faster than dinho or not as good as player maker as him..wat if kaka gets hurt?????? who gonna be there?? ronaldinho not in the roaster..dumb decsion by dunga..i been brazilian fan since 5 years old..im 22 years old now…i would made better roaster than this dumbass dunga..oh well see wat happens..my love and respect.BRAZIL!!!!

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28 langman May 26, 2010 at 9:56 pm

do you honestly think that brazil the best footballing country in the world would make a bad decision about their roster for the WORLD CUP? NO, ronaldo, ronaldinho and roberto carlos were left out for reasons. there is plenty of other skill in brazil

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29 pramod manandhar May 29, 2010 at 2:38 pm

i m great fan of brazil football. i m very upset for not including RONALDO and RONALDINHO in world cup 2010. they r gerat player and brazil will fill their absence in world cup.

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30 Zezima May 30, 2010 at 6:03 pm

urm dunga is going for a safe but at the same time a risky dicision by not atleast having ronaldinho as a sub. but dunga sed he is picking different players so others in the WC dont know much about them. that means they wont know wot types of moves theyll do.

now ronaldinho in WC if he played i know for a fact he wouldnt try to do too much skills he would try 2 pass alot rather than do skills.. now any 1 can do that, so dunga mite b making a GOOD DECISION here!

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31 Zezima May 30, 2010 at 6:10 pm

oh and guys.. im brazilian my team is corinthians back in brazil. look u guys asked about ronaldo. nah i myself would pick him hes not as fast anymore. hes retired from international football. in 2006 ronaldo did a few good goals but first game against croatia horrible and brazil cant do the same in their opening games in 2010. i personally would chose as starting linups:
def= Maicon-Lucio-Juan-Baston
mid= Kaka-elano-diego-melo
att= robinho-pato- luis fab-neymar

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32 def May 31, 2010 at 3:17 pm

I’m dissapointed that Adriano is not playing in this world cup, but this team they picked is young and strong. Its going to be good!

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33 george June 3, 2010 at 11:40 pm

Dunga is crazy to leave play maker big time ronaldiho out.dunga watch you fail coz of leaving him out,you will be fired for bad decision.i cant believe you dunga.roberto carlos needs to be back there too.#3 sport is a weak link.mutatingwa brazil ngoja!!!!lol

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34 Trev June 12, 2010 at 12:52 am

I understand Ronaldinho doesn’t score as much as he used to but he’s become more of a backbone to the team. He sets up plays for other people to score, we neeed him. and no adriano and Ronaldo? come on.

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