An odds on favorite to win the World Cup this year and every year, Brazil will field a relatively untested and inexperienced 2010 World Cup team. Just because they are inexperienced, don’t think that they are any less capable of winning it all because if you sit down and talk with Brazil soccer fans, this squad has more talent and potential than soccer has ever seen. The only thing holding them back might be Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, better known to the world as Dunga, Brazil’s head coach. Did you know that the translation of Dunga is “Dopey”, one of the seven dwarfs? How fitting.
In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil was cruising along in group play, amassing a 3-0 record without breaking a sweat. In the round of 16, the energetic African team from Ghana proved to be no match and were easily disposed 3-0. With everyone expecting the yellow and green to make it to the semifinals, Brazil drew France in the quarterfinals. Anyone that knows French soccer knows that it’s a slowed down methodical tempo and someway, somehow, France was able to keep a clean sheet and escape with a 1-0 victory. It was a few weeks later that Dunga became the new team coach and the current coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, was terminated.
Hungrier than ever, Brazil made every South American team look secondary in World Cup qualifying a few months ago. They even made our predicted World Cup Champion Argentina look like boys in a man’s game. Their young and very talented team won’t start anyone over the age of 31 and still has awesome firepower with the likes of Kaka and Luis Fabiano, always making them fun to watch. If Dunga doesn’t screw it up, expect Brazil to go far in the 2010 World Cup. Just not all the way.
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