Players:
- GOMES (GK)
- DONI (GK)
- CÉSAR, Julio (GK)
- ALVES, Daniel (DF)
- BASTOS, Michel (DF)
- LUCIO (DF) (C)
- GILBERTO (DF)
- LUISAO (DF)
- THIAGO, Silva (DF)
- JUAN (DF)
- MAICON (DF)
- GILBERTO, Silva (MF)
- BAPTISTA, Julio (MF)
- JOSUÉ(MF)
- ELANO, Blumer (MF)
- KLEBERSON (MF)
- MELO, Felipe (MF)
- RAMIRES (MF)
- KAKÁ (FW)
- ROBINHO (FW)
- GRAFITE (FW)
- FABIANO, Luis (FW)
- NILMAR (FW)
Gomes
Jersey No: 12
Age: 29
Height: 1.91m
Caps: 9
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Position: Goalkeeper
Quick Facts:
- Holds the record for the highest amount of clean sheets in the Eredivisie.
- He is also the only goalkeeper to score in the Eredivisie in the last decade.
Doni
Jersey No: 22
Age: 30
Height: 1.92m
Caps: 10
Club: AS Roma
Position: Goalkeeper
Quick Facts:
- Plays in Roma with his younger brother, João Paulo Fernando Marangon.
- Won the Copa America in 2007 as first choice keeper.
Julio César
Jersey No: 1
Age: 30
Height: 1.86m
Caps: 47
Club: Inter Milan
Position: Goalkeeper
Quick Facts:
- Voted the third best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS.
- Former Italy Goalkeeping legend Gianluca Pagliuca is quoted to have said Cesar is the best goalkeeper in the world.
Daniel Alves
Jersey No: 13
Age: 27
Height: 1.73m
Caps: 33
Club: Barcelona
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- When he left his previous Club, Sevilla, he broke into tears at the press conference. He also claimed he would one day return to the club.
- At £28 million with £6 more to be paid to Sevilla depending on his performance, he is the most expensive defender in the world.
Michel Bastos
Jersey No: 6
Age: 26
Height: 1.79m
Caps: 3
Club: Lyon
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- A prolific goal scoring defender, he has scored an average of one goal per four games for the last 4 years.
- This will be his first international tournament.
Lucio(C)
Jersey No: 3
Age: 26
Height: 1.81m
Caps: 89
Club: Inter Milan
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- Began his career in Internacional in Brazil and now plays for Internazionale in Italy.
- Appointed captain in 2006 and has continued to carry the armband till today.
Gilberto
Jersey No: 16
Age: 34
Height: 1.81m
Caps: 32
Club: Cruzeiro
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- Both his brothers are also football players.
- He's the first Brazilian to play for Tottenham Hotspur.
Luisao
Jersey No: 14
Age: 29
Height: 1.92m
Caps: 40
Club: Benfica
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- Vice-captain of Benfica.
- Occasionally captains the national team.
Thiago Silva
Jersey No: 15
Age: 25
Height: 1.84m
Caps: 4
Club: AC Milan
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- His partnership with Allesandro Nesta in AC Milan is considered one of the best defensive partnerships in the Seria A.
- In his career, he has played in central midfield, right wing, right back and finally in his preferred position of centre back.
Juan
Jersey No: 4
Age: 31
Height: 1.82m
Caps: 72
Club: Roma
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- Signed as a replacement to Christian Chivu, who was leaving for rivals Inter Milan.
- Has yet to make an impact at Roma due to a string of injuries.
Maicon
Jersey No: 2
Age: 28
Height: 1.84m
Caps: 55
Club: Inter Milan
Position: Defender
Quick Facts:
- A hot prospect on the transfer market, rumours have linked him to both Real Madrid and Manchester City.
- He inherited the right back role from former captain Cafu.
Gilberto Silva
Jersey No: 8
Age: 33
Height: 1.86m
Caps: 86
Club: Panathanaikos
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- Almost quit professional football because his previous club América Mineiro did not pay him enough to take care of his ailing mother.
- Nicknamed 'The Invisible Wall' in Brazil, as he is one of the rare Brazilian defensive midfielders.
Julio Baptista
Jersey No: 19
Age: 28
Height: 1.87m
Caps: 43
Club: Roma
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- Nicknamed 'The Beast' because of his size and stature.
- After leaving Arsenal to join Roma, he ironically lost to his previous club in the Champions League quarter final.
Josué
Jersey No: 17
Age: 30
Height: 1.69m
Caps: 25
Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- One of three defensive midfielders selected for the Brazil squad. People have questioned his inclusion due to Brazil's usual attacking style.
- His first foray into the national squad got him the 2007 Copa America trophy.
Blumer Elano
Jersey No: 7
Age: 28
Height: 1.75m
Caps: 42
Club: Galatasaray
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- He has a 100% penalty record.
- Despite a string of solid performances at Manchester City, he was sold to Galatasaray when manager Roberto Mancini took over the helm.
Kléberson
Jersey No: 20
Age: 30
Height: 1.76m
Caps: 31
Club: Flamengo
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- Before joining Manchester United, he was approached By Leeds United whom he turned down because he would not leave his girlfriend whom he was unable to marry until her 16th birthday.
- His performance in the 2002 World Cup led Felipe Scolari to say that he was the driving force behind the squad. He has failed to deliver a similar performance both professionally and internationally.
- Voted as one of the 2009 worst players by readers of an Italian football magazine.
Felipe Melo
Jersey No: 5
Age: 26
Height: 1.83m
Caps: 13
Club: Juventus
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- Has been in over 8 clubs since he started playing professionally. His longest stints have been with Racing Satander (2 seasons), Flamengo (2 seasons) and Juventus (1 season and going).
- Voted as one of the 2009 worst players by readers of an Italian football magazine.
Ramires
Jersey No: 18
Age: 23
Height: 1.80m
Caps: 10
Club: Benfica
Position: Midfielder
Quick Facts:
- Nicknamed 'The Blue Kenyan' because of his African–like features and the colour of one of his previous clubs, Cruzeiro.
- An odd transfer agreement saw him only join his current club after his previous one had participated in a cup competition, causing him to miss some of the starting games with Benfica.
Kaká
Jersey No: 10
Age: 28
Height: 1.86m
Caps: 73
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- His move to Real Madrid for £68.5 makes him the second most expensive player they have ever bought. The first being Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Despite his massive cost, he has yet to make much of an impact at Real Madrid.
Robinho
Jersey No: 11
Age: 26
Height: 1.73m
Caps: 72
Club: Manchester City
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- Despite paying close to £40million for him, Manchester City eventually loaned him to Santos, the club he first played for professionally.
- He was voted the World Soccer Young Player of the Year in 2004-2005.
Grafite
Jersey No: 23
Age: 31
Height: 1.89m
Caps: 2
Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- With only 2 caps for Brazil (the first being in 2005), the fans and pundits have questioned his inclusion in the team.
- His stats however, are quite impressive. With 50 goals in 77 appearances for his current club and one goal in two appearances for Brazil.
Luis Fabiano
Jersey No: 9
Age: 29
Height: 1.83m
Caps: 36
Club: Sevilla
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- Due to his many in–game scuffles, he was labelled the 'bad boy' of football when he was playing in the Brazilian league.
- Holds 6 top scorer awards in various competitions.
Nilmar
Jersey No: 21
Age: 25
Height: 1.80m
Caps: 10
Club: Villareal
Position: Forward
Quick Facts:
- A prolific scorer for club and country, he currently has 8 goals in just 10 matches for Brazil.
- Among one of the young players in Dunga's new look younger Brazil team that has omitted the likes of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.
GK= goalkeeper DF= defender MF= midfielder C= captain FW= forward