Bom dia, futbolitas! After much excitement, Dunga has announced his 23-man squad that will face Uruguay (on the 6th of June) and Paraguay for the World Cup qualifiers in early June. The same squad will go on to train and compete in the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

A significant addition to the squad is Internacional’s Nilmar (yes!!!) , whom Dunga selected as a replacement for Adriano. We would’ve liked to see young Keirrison as well, but he has been under performing for Palmeiras. Otherwise, there’s not much to complain about the choice of strikers… Pato hasn’t scored off the webcam as of late, but Dunga still has faith in him.

The other new names include Andre Santos (Corinthians), and Ramires (Cruzeiro). Doni’s injury also sees Gremio’s Victor seizing the spot. As expected, Ronaldo Lima was not called up.

Also, it’s fantastic to see the hardworking Felipe Melo back. Dani Alves is injured for the rest of the season, so Marcelo could be a possible replacement. We’re a little apprehensive about the midfielders, though. Why wasn’t Diego summoned? He’s been indispensable to Werder. And while it’s pretty clear The Dinho sucks, Gilberto Silva hasn’t been impressive as of late either!

Feel free to complain…or celebrate. We’d love to hear your thoughts.

OFFICIAL SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers : Julio Cesar - Internazionale / Gomes - Tottenham / Victor - Grêmio 

Defenders : Maicon - Internazionale / Daniel Alves - Barcelona / Alex - Chelsea / Juan - Roma / Lúcio - Bayern de Munique Luisão - Benfica / Kleber - Internacional / André Santos - Corinthians 

Midfielders : Anderson - Manchester United / Gilberto Silva - Panathinaikos / Josué - Wolfsburg / Ramires - Cruzeiro / Elano - Manchester City / Felipe Melo - Fiorentina 

Attackers : Júlio Baptista - Roma / Kaká - Milan / Alexandre Pato - Milan / Luís Fabiano - Sevilla / Nilmar - Internacional / Robinho - Manchester City