• Kaka, right, the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner hinted, when he returned to AC Milan after four largely disappointing seasons at Real Madrid, that he might rediscover his magic. But Felipao Scolari has not called him up since March 2013. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE
    Kaka, right, the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner hinted, when he returned to AC Milan after four largely disappointing seasons at Real Madrid, that he might rediscover his magic. But Felipao Scolari has not called him up since March 2013. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE
  • Robinho earned a surprise recall last October when Scolari’s praise for the Milan maverick’s capacity for the unexpected suggested the coach’s concern at his squad’s lack of those qualities. He failed to make the final cut. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images
    Robinho earned a surprise recall last October when Scolari’s praise for the Milan maverick’s capacity for the unexpected suggested the coach’s concern at his squad’s lack of those qualities. He failed to make the final cut. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images
  • Philippe Coutinho, Neymar’s friend and once his contemporary in junior squads, is a Liverpool player who had a good season in the Premier League. However, the 22-year-old has yet to add to the solitary cap he won in 2010. AP Photo/Clint Hughes
    Philippe Coutinho, Neymar’s friend and once his contemporary in junior squads, is a Liverpool player who had a good season in the Premier League. However, the 22-year-old has yet to add to the solitary cap he won in 2010. AP Photo/Clint Hughes
  • Diego Ribas, left, the ex Porto, Juventus, Bremen and Wolfsburg man won the first of 33 caps as a teenager in 2003. His cameo contributions to Atletico Madrid’s great season made a case for a Brazil recall. Scolari did not see it. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez
    Diego Ribas, left, the ex Porto, Juventus, Bremen and Wolfsburg man won the first of 33 caps as a teenager in 2003. His cameo contributions to Atletico Madrid’s great season made a case for a Brazil recall. Scolari did not see it. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

In pictures: Brazil’s other missing No 10s


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With no Neymar for their World Cup 2014 semi-final against Germany on Tuesday, here is a look at Brazil’s other missing No 10s.