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Team – Founded: 1914 • Affiliated: 1923
5 times World Cup Winner; twice, runner-up.
Squad's local nickname: Seleção Canarinho, or less commonly, Os Canarinhos In 2006, Brazil come to the World Cup as In addition, | The Squad (by jersey number) | The Squad (by field position) |
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 Dida    Cafu    Lúcio  Juan Emerson – [ ] Roberto Carlos  Adriano ° ° Kaká °° Ronaldo  °°    Ronaldinho Gaúcho  Zé Roberto °° Rogério Ceni  Cicinho Luisão Cris Gilberto °° Gilberto Silva   Mineiro Juninho Pernambucano °° Ricardinho  Fred °° Júlio Cesar Robinho |
 Nélson de Jesus Silva, 'Dida' (AC Milan, Italy) Júlio César Soares Espíndola (Internazionale Milan, Italy) Rogério Mücke Ceni (São Paulo)  Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, 'Cafu' (AC Milan, Italy) Cícero João de Cezare, 'Cicinho' (Real Madrid, Spain) Lucimar da Silva Ferreira, 'Lúcio' (Bayern Munich, Germany) Juan Silveira dos Santos (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) Cristiano Marques Gomes, 'Cris' (Olympique Lyon, France) Ânderson Luís da Silva, 'Luisão' (Benfica, Portugal) Gilberto da Silva Mello (Hertha Berlin, Germany) Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid, Spain)  Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, 'Gilberto Silva' (Arsenal, England) Émerson Ferreira da Costa (Juventus, Italy) José (Zé) Roberto da Silva Júnior (Bayern Munich, Germany) Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Junior, 'Juninho Pernambucano' (Olympique Lyon, France) Ricardo Luiz Pozzi Rodrigues, 'Ricardinho' (Corinthians) Ricardo Izecson Santos Leite, 'Kaká' (AC Milan, Italy) Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, 'Ronaldinho Gaúcho' (Barcelona, Spain) Carlos Luciano da Silva, 'Mineiro' (São Paulo)  Ronaldo Luiz Nazário de Lima (Real Madrid, Spain) Adriano Leite Ribeiro (Internazionale Milan, Italy) Robson de Souza, 'Robinho' (Real Madrid, Spain) Frederico Chaves Guedes, 'Fred' (Olympique Lyon, France) |
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Coach⁄Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira (A true veteran in World Cups – since 1970! )° Goal scored in Germany-2006 (if bracketed, {}='own goal') Ronaldo's goal against Ghana made him the top World Cup scorer, ever, 
See All Time Greatest Scorers-2006 More World Cup scoring ststistics in this eBook: Top Scorers per World Cup, also took part in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups. ] Émerson was actually Brazil's captain, in the Champion 2002 squad. — See curious facts regarding Mineiro's & other Brazilian squad players' names+nicknames — Edmílson's replacement means that the Brazilian Squad now includes three players 
There has somehow been some mix-up (Eurosport TV, especially, though also unclear at UEFA site, & likely elsewhere) that Edmílson's right knee injury would have resulted from a couple of tougher ball disputes between him and Adriano, in the heat of a practice involving Brazil's main team players against the reserve team-players (Edmílson had then been hit on his left leg, by Adriano). Whether resulting from misinterpretation, or rumor, the news is inaccurate; Edmílson sustained this right knee injury while still playing at his club, Barcelona, as above indicated. 
This is a knee that had already sidelined him for about half a year, and which he believed healed, Emílson, himself explained in an interview: He felt some discomfort on the knee during the Champions League final matches but, in the heat of the competition, he did not give it much attention. As he joined the Brazilian squad, and restarted training, the knee began bothering again, now and then. Edmílson's replacement by Mineiro took place following a practice match that the Brazil side played in Luzern (Lucerne, Switzerland). Unexpected swelling and pain, and further examination on that same knee that Edmílson had injured while playing for Barcelona determined him unlikely to be fit before the end of the World Cup. On June 1, Edmílson actually underwent successful surgery, and he is expected to restart playing in approximately a month's time, he announced in the same interview. Neither Marcos (champion goal-keeper in 2002) nor Ricardo Oliveira were called for the 2006 squad for similar reasons, both players just returning from serious injuries, though already getting restarted on their teams. Parreira's criterion to leave out anyone unfit to play from the start, was announced when the coach released his 2006 rooster, Edmílson's case having constituted no exception. There was, however, a now clear single exception, however not clearly stated at the time the squad was announced: Ronaldo.  |
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| 1 |  Germany |
 England |
 Argentina |
 Mexico |
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 Paraguay |
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 Iran |
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| 3 |  Poland |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
 Angola |
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 Netherlands |
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Brazil |
 France |
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| 2 |  Ghana |
 Croatia |
 Switzerland |
 Ukraine |
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| 3 |  United States |
 Australia |
 Korea Republic |
 Tunisia |
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 Japan |
 Togo |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Squad Abbreviations used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook| Group A: | Group B: | Group C: | Group D: |
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| Germany |
England |
Argentina |
Mexico |
| Costa Rica |
Paraguay |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Iran |
| Poland |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Serbia and Montenegro |
Angola |
| Ecuador |
Sweden |
Netherlands |
Portugal |
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| Italy |
Brazil |
France |
Spain |
| Ghana |
Croatia |
Switzerland |
Ukraine |
| United States |
Australia |
Korea Republic |
Tunisia |
| Czech Republic |
Japan |
Togo |
Saudi Arabia |
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