Calendar of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2018
The calendar of the qualifiers for the World Cup Russia 2018 determined that Brazil will have to debut against Chile at the National Stadium. La Roja comes from winning the Copa America and Brazilian coach, Dunga, recognizes that it will be tough.
"It is a great opportunity and a great challenge for the Brazilian team. Some think it will be easy, but when the 90 minutes start everything changes. We have to face a great challenge. We cannot be afraid. Respect, yes, but knowing our potential," he said after the ceremony.
"We have to prepare game by game. In a long run like this, we will have good moments and others not so good. We will need maturity, when things are not going well, we can react," he added.
About starting without Neymar, who was suspended in the last Copa America, the coach believes they will have to find a replacement: "We would all like to have him, but the team has other 22 players who can fill his absence. We have to play well and win while waiting for his return," he said.