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Brazil appoint Dunga as Scolari successor

Brazil appoint Dunga as Scolari successor

Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (L) reacts during the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on July 8, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE

(AFP) – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday appointed Dunga as coach, replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari, whose contract was not renewed after the hosts’ World Cup semi-final thrashing by Germany.

Dunga, 50 and Brazil’s 1994 World-Cup winning skipper, takes the reins for a second time having led the Selecao at the 2010 tournament.