Brazil coach Dunga consoles his players after their 1-0 defeat to Peru. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
Brazil coach Dunga consoles his players after their 1-0 defeat to Peru. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
Brazil coach Dunga consoles his players after their 1-0 defeat to Peru. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
Brazil coach Dunga consoles his players after their 1-0 defeat to Peru. Elise Amendola / AP Photo

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Dunga pays price for Brazil’s early Copa America exit

A statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation on Tuesday night said it had dismissed the whole technical committee, including Dunga, after Brazil were eliminated from Copa America following Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Peru.

Press Association

June 14, 2016

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Brazil have sacked coach Dunga following the team’s shock elimination from the Copa America.

The five-time world champions failed to make it out of the group stages in the United States, beaten to the top two spots in Group B by Peru, who beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday, and Ecuador.

A statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation on Tuesday night said it had dismissed the whole technical committee, including Dunga.

The 52-year-old former midfielder was appointed Brazil coach for a second time after the 2014 World Cup, replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari.

See also:

• Dunga furious as Brazil crash out of Copa America to Raul Ruidiaz's controversial handball goal

• Dunga pleads for patience, vows to fight on after Brazil's early Copa America exit

• Gallery: Coutinho, Willian and Co fall flat as Brazil are bundled out of Copa America in controversial fashion by Peru

The CBF said in a statement: “The CBF has on Tuesday taken the decision to dissolve the Brazilian national team’s technical committee.

“Team coordinator Gilmar Rinaldi and head coach Dunga, and his entire coaching team, will leave their positions.

“The decision was made during a meeting this afternoon and the CBF has now started the process of forming a new technical committee.

“The CBF thanks the outgoing staff for their dedication, hard work and commitment.”

Dunga, who led Brazil to World Cup glory in 1994 as a player, enjoyed a four-year spell in charge from 2006 to 2010 before he was dismissed following the team’s quarter-final exit at the World Cup in South Africa.

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'Worse than a prison sentence'

Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.

“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.

“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.

“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.

“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.

“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”

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