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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Dunga calls up players for friendlies

Brazilian National coach Dunga named his team for the upcoming friendlies against Chile and Ghana, to be played in Sweden at the end of March. Five new players from the squad that lost 2-0 to Portugal last month were included in the list. Three of these players are from Brazilian teams: Ilsinho and Josue (Sao Paulo) and Kleber (Santos). Mineiro (who joined Hertha Berlin from Sao Paulo at the end of the January transfer window) and Vagner Love (from CSKA) are the other new faces.

Here's the full list of players called up by Dunga:

Goalkeepers - Helton (Porto) and Julio Cesar (Inter Milan)

Defenders - Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Gilberto (Hertha Berlim), Ilsinho (Sao Paulo), Kleber (Santos), Alex (PSV Eindhoven), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Lucio (Bayern Munich) and Luisao (Benfica)

Midfielders - Diego (Werder Bremen), Dudu Cearense (CSKA Moscow), Elano (Shakhtar Donetsk), Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Kaka (AC Milan), Josue (Sao Paulo), Mineiro (Hertha Berlim) and Ronaldinho (Barcelona)

Forwards - Fred (Lyon), Rafael Sobis (Betis), Robinho (Real Madrid) and Vagner Love (CSKA Moscow)

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