Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal

Kader Keita was in France with Lille and Lyon. I knew Lyon as he was a beast for me when I used them in FM08. I have to keep reminding myself that Seydou Keita is from Mali and not Ivory Coast.

 

Ok, that's why I thought wrong. lol

thx agoo.

 

Here's 23 from Brazil:

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar, Heurelho Gomes, Alexander Doni

Defenders: Maicon, Dani Alves, Gilberto, Michel Bastos, Lucio, Juan, Luisao, Thiago Silva

Midfielders: Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Kaka, Julio Baptista, Josue, Kleberson, Elano, Ramires

Attackers: Robinho, Luis Fabiano, Nilmar, Grafite

No Neymar, no Pato, no Diego, no Ronaldinho, no Adriano. They're leaving some guys in Brazil that would be in nearly every other nation's 23.

 

I love Grafite, but he does not have the track record and Expirience that Adriano has

and Pato > Grafite....

come on Dunga

 

PORTARI: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Vincent Angban (ASEC Mimosas) Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Mimosas), Aristide Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya)

FUNDAŞI: Souleman Bamba (Hibernian), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart), Emmanuel Eboué (Arsenal), Abdoulaye Méïté (West Bromwich Albion), Siaka Tiéné (Valenciennes), Kolo Touré (Manchester City), Guy Demel (Hamburg), Steve Gohouri (Wigan Athletic) Benjamin Angoua (Valenciennes)

MIJLOCAŞI: Emerse Fae (Nice), Romaric (Sevilla), Cheick Tioté (Twente), Yaya Touré (Barcelona), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys), Didier Zokora (Sevilla), Kanga Akalé (Lens), Emmanuel Koné (Cluj)

ATACANŢI: Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth), Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Abdul Keïta (Galatasaray), Bakari Koné (Marseille), Gervinho (Lille), Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco), Lacina Traoré (Cluj)

 

Sorry for the language of the pos, lol, but two guys from Cluj made the team

Thats cool i guess

 

Grafite will be great IMO.

I would have wanted to see Pato and Dinho, surprised at that.


As for Brazil they could create 3 teams with the talent they have and send them to world cup. (all having good success) lol

 

Dunga actually surprised me during the interview. His arguments were really consistent and logical. He gave Adriano a lot of rope, but he kept missing practices in Flamengo and showed no commitment with the Seleção since he is quite out of shape.

 

Yeah I knew Adriano was done, once he moved back to Brasil IMO.

Why no Pato or Dinho though? Did he mention them?

 

I remember Ronaldinho being mentioned only one time during the interview and didn't see nothing on Pato. He basically said that the players had their chances and some showed what he expected (commitment and love to play for your country) and others didn't. He used Grafite as an example, he was called up in the last friendly and played a few minutes and found a way to impress Dunga.

 

Hopefully he knows what he's doing man.

I have Brasil going far during the Cup.

 

Pato Disappointed With Brazil Exclusion

Milan striker Alexandre Pato is trying to stay modest and patient after being left out of Carlos Dunga's Brazil World Cup squad.

And, despite his disappointment after learning his summer fate, the Milan hitman is looking forward.

"The World Cup? Yes, I had believed in it until the end... It's a shame, but I am still young," Pato told Il Corriere dello Sport.

"I will work hard so that I can be ready for the Brazil World Cup in 2014."

Continued links between Pato and Chelsea have become a vexing issue, but he is trying to reassure fans that there will be no exit from Milan.

"I am a Milan player and happy to be one. I have a deal until 2014 and I want to respect it. I want the fans to have faith in me," he concluded.

 

I'm shocked he was omitted from the squad.

 

Brazilians were much more angry because Dunga didn't call the Santos amazing youngsters, Neymar and Ganso.

Edit: I kind of agreed with Dunga's list, of course everyone will have a preference here and there, but it was solid. My only concern is that we don't have any real "creative" midfielder outside Kaká, and if his injury holds him down a bit during the WC I don't see Brazil with a shot at the title.

 

What about no Pato? I don't understand that.

 

Dunga Ruins My Marriage (Again)

 

I lol'd.

 

Kaka cleared to train for World Cup preparation

Great news.

 

Brazil to play Zim & Tanzania

 

I would change Adriano for Pato in this one.