Brasilia, Oct 10 (Xinhua) Dunga, head coach of the Brazilian football team, has said that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament is a war.
“The tournament is a war. Brazil needs to be victorious. What we should do is to have a good start,” Dunga told media persons in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday.
As a player, Dunga played 10 qualifying matches with seven victories and three ties.
“It was a good experience, but I was then an athlete. Now I will play the matches as a coach, it’s different. If I can repeat those results as a coach, it will be wonderful,” said Dunga.
Brazil take on Colombia Oct 14 and Ecuador Oct 17 as their first challenges in the World Cup qualifying tournament. The first game will be held in Bogota, and the other one in Rio, at the Maracana Stadium, where the squad has not set foot since 2000.