BRAZIL: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Newly appointed Brazil coach Dunga names roster for a Brazil match against Norway

Brazil's new national soccer coach Carlos "Dunga" Caetano named an experimental squad for his first match on Tuesday (August 1, 2006) with no place for Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaka or Ronaldo. The squad for the friendly away to Norway on August 16 included eight survivors from Brazil's World Cup squad and eight uncapped players. Brazil lost in the quarter-finals to France in Germany. World Cup captain Cafu and midfielder Emerson were also missing from the list, while Real Madrid striker Ronaldo was out while his is recovering from a knee injury. Dunga said he picked the team based on current performance, and avoided choosing players because of any 'star power'. "It's all because of merit (referring to his choice of players). In the Brazilian team there are no title players, what exists is a group of players and it is a tactical option of the coach of who will start playing or not. So, they all have to get the same treatment, all will have opportunities. If they are here, convoked, it's because they deserve it," he said. Dunga, who has no previous coaching experience, was the unexpected replacement of Carlos Alberto Parreira, who resigned following Brazil's failure to progress beyond the last eight in Germany. He said he has resisted the temptation to make a clean sweep and pick only home-based players. However he did marked a change in direction from his predecessor, who only looked towards the mainstream European leagues, by including three players based in Russia - Daniel Carvalho, Duda Cearense and Vagner Love plus midfielder Elano, who is based in Ukraine. Dunga has made clear that he will demand a lot of his players, saying they will have to give their 'body, heart and soul' to play for the five-time world champion national team. "What we want is the players to return to the Brazilian team motivated, determined, vibrant, and in great conditions to present the football we all know," he said. The World Cup survivors were Cicinho, Fred, Gilberto, Gilberto Silva, Juan, Lucio, Luisao and Robinho. The uncapped players were goalkeepers Fabio and Gomes, defenders Alex and Marcelo and midfielders Daniel Carvalho, Jonatas and Morais and forward Wagner. The following is the full team list: Goalkeepers - Gomes (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Fabio (Cruzeiro) Defenders - Cicinho (Real Madrid, Spain), Maicon (Inter Milan, Italy), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Marcelo (Fluminense), Lucio (Bayern Munich, Germany), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Alex (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Edmilson (Barcelona, Spain), Luisao (Benfica, Portugal) Midfielders - Gilberto Silva (Arsenal, England), Elano (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine), Daniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Morais (Vasco da Gama), Jonatas (Flamengo) Forwards - Duda Cearense (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Fred (Olympique Lyon, France), Robinho (Real Madrid, Spain), Vagner Love (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Julio Baptista (Real Madrid, Spain), Wagner (Cruzeiro).

ITN Source | August 2, 2006

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