Cafu, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaka, Emerson and Ronaldo are among the players not chosen by new Brazil coach Dunga for the team’s first game under his guidance, an Aug. 16 friendly at Norway.
"I’m only going to talk about the players who are here," Dunga told the press upon the selection, which includes eight uncapped players. "There are logistical problems, some players won’t have been training for long enough and we have organized ourselves around these problems. Everyone will have a chance, the door isn’t closed to anyone."
Dunga’s squad includes three Russian-based players (Daniel Carvalho, Duda Cearense and Vagner Love) and Ukriane-based midfielder Elano.
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), (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).
BLUE = members of Brazil team that exited in quarterfinals of 2006 World Cup.
RED = uncapped players.