Two wins in two matches

Brazil beat Chile 4-0 and Ghana 1-0 in two friendlies played this week in Sweden. After a good display on Saturday against their fellow South Americans, the Brazilians played quite poorly against the Africans on Tuesday, settling for a tight victory against an opponent that pressed forward at times and gave too many spaces in defence - precisely like what had happened last year during the game between the two sides in the World Cup.

In the end, at least coach Dunga can celebrate two more victories for his resume, and fans can at least hope that the coach keeps Kaka, Ronaldinho and Robinho together in the team for future games. They obviously showed a better display against Chile, but were still decent during the game on Tuesday.

With the Copa America and 2010 World Cup Qualifying games later this year, Dunga must now concentrate on trying to consolidate his base squad for the two competitions. He may still try out a few players that excel at the club level, but most spots in the team must be defined for these two tournaments.