3 Jul 2010

Brazil coach won't continue in role

6:48 am on 3 July 2010

The Brazil football coach Dunga has made it clear he will not continue in the job after his side lost 2-1 to Netherlands in their World Cup quarter-final.

A hard-tackling midfielder in his playing days, Dunga captained the Brazil team that won the 1994 World Cup and finished runners-up four years later.

He was a surprising choice, having had no previous coaching experience, and his appointment was a response to a perceived lack of discipline and commitment among the players.

His first decision was to drop stalwarts such as Cafu, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos and he later lost patience with Ronaldinho, leaving him out of the squad for South Africa.