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Ze Roberto names Brazil World Cup team the strongest ever

May 10, 2006, 14:50 GMT

Hamburg - Brazil will win the football World Cup in Germany because it has the strongest team ever, midfielder Ze Roberto said in an interview published on Wednesday. 'I am convinced that we will achieve it because we will field the strongest team Brazil has ever had,' the Bayern Munich player Ze Roberto told Germany's Sport Bild weekly. 'We are sensational on every position, even in goal,' he said. Ze Roberto said that Brazil's AC Milan goalkeeper Dida was on par with Germans Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann, Czech Peter Cech and Gianluigi Buffon of Italy and that the central defenders Lucio and Juan, from Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, needn't hide either. 'Lucio is an animal, he is so strong. Juan has improved in Germany, is good in the air and in the fight for the ball,' said Ze Roberto. Up front, the names Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Kaka speak for themselves, with Ze Roberto seeing his role - and that of Emerson - to play behind the attacking midfielders Ronaldinho and Kaka. Ze Roberto said that only an attacking game without any defensive discipline could stop Brazil from winning back-to-back titles for a total of six World Cup crowns. 'But coach (Carlos Alberto) Parreira will make sure that this won't happen,' said Ze Roberto. Brazil will arrive in Germany on June 4 for the June 9-July 9 finals. The Selecao was drawn to play Australia, Japan and Croatia in the group stage. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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