New Brazil coach Dunga announced the first squad of his second spell in charge of A Seleção on Tuesday, with only ten of those who featured at the FIFA World Cup making the cut. After the traumatic semi-final exit from the World Cup at the semi-final stage to Germany last month, Brazil parted company with Luiz Felipe Scolari and brought back Dunga, the coach of the team at South Africa 2010.

Dunga makes changes in Brazil squad

He named a squad of 22 players for the friendlies against Colombia in Miami on 5 September and Ecuador in New Jersey four days later. Neymar, who suffered a fractured vertebrae in the World Cup quarter-final defeat of Colombia but made his comeback for Barcelona this week, is in the squad.

Only six of those who started the 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany, David Luiz, Fernandinho, Hulk, Oscar, Luiz Gustavo and Maicon, feature. Chelsea duo Ramires and Willian and back-up goalkeeper Jefferson are also maintained, but Marcelo, Dani Alves and Paulinho are among those dropped.

Captain Thiago Silva is missing after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month.

Brazil squad
Goalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Rafael Cabral (Napoli)

Defenders: David Luiz(Paris Saint-Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Gil (Corinthians), Miranda (Atletico Madrid), Maicon (Roma), Filipe Luis (Chelsea), Alex Sandro, Danilo (FC Porto)

Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Elias (Corinthians), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Ramires (Chelsea), Everton Ribeiro (Cruzeiro), Oscar (Chelsea)

Forwards: Hulk (Zenit St. Petersburg), Ricardo Goulart (Cruzeiro), Willian (Chelsea), Neymar (Barcelona), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Diego Tardelli (Atletico Mineiro)

FIFA.com