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Chelsea quartet, Man City's Fernandinho in Brazil squad

Brazil boss Dunga has named a 22-man squad for next month's friendlies with Argentina and Japan.

A Selecao take on South American rivals Argentina in Beijing on October 11 before facing Asian side Japan in Singapore three days later and will take with them a somewhat experimental roster.

Dunga has included Chelsea foursome Luis Filipe, Ramires, Willian and Oscar along with Manchester City's Fernandinho while Barcelona ace Neymar, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho and Paris Saint-Germain's David Luiz will also be involved but apart from that there are a lot of lesser-known names.

Former national team star Dunga will be looking to extend his winning run in his second spell as Brazil boss after overseeing recent 1-0 victories over Colombia and Ecuador following his replacement of Luis Felipe Scolari after the 2014 World Cup.

Brazil squad for Argentina and Japan friendlies

Goalkeepers

Jefferson (Botafogo) Rafael Cabral (Napoli)

Defenders

David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) Gil (Corinthians) Miranda (Atletico Madrid) Dodo (Internacional) Filipe Luis (Chelsea) Mario Fernandes (CSKA) Danilo (FC Porto)

Midfielders

Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg) Elias (Corinthians) Fernandinho (Manchester City) Ramires (Chelsea) Willian (Chelsea) Everton Ribeiro (Cruzeiro) Oscar (Chelsea) Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)

Forwards

Ricardo Goulart (Cruzeiro) Robinho (Santos) Neymar (Barcelona) Diego Tardelli (Atletico MG)

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