Dunga done with Brazil

Dunga
12 April 2012

Dunga's reign as Brazil coach looks to be at an end following their World Cup exit at the hands of Holland.

The 46-year-old took up the post following the Selecao's elimination from the 2006 World Cup in Germany, signing a four-year deal.

Asked about his future after Friday's 2-1 quarter-final defeat to the Dutch at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Dunga said: "I have been contracted for four years and we knew this right from the start. During the last four years, I have been very happy to coach this Brazil team and if you were to look at our players' faces now, you would probably understand how they feel."

Robinho's 10th-minute opener, which came shortly after he had seen an earlier strike ruled out for offside, gave the Brazilians a deserved lead in Port Elizabeth.

It could have been all over by the break but for the heroics of Oranje goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who made a stunning 31st-minute save from Kaka.

However, Felipe Melo's 53rd-minute own goal gave the Dutch a lifeline and a rare header from Wesley Sneijder 22 minutes from time gave them their winner before Melo was sent off for stamping on Arjen Robben.

The defeat came as a bitter blow to the five-times winners.

Dunga added: "We are all extremely saddened. We didn't expect this and we hoped for a different result.

"We knew it was going to be a very delicate, very difficult game, but we weren't able to maintain the rhythm we had in the first half in the second half."

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