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Brazil was obviously joyous at winning the Confederations Cup in such convincing style -- but it would only be natural if there were some places where joy was somewhat confined. Wholesale soccer jerseys Those players outside the squad, for example, now face a much harder time getting back in.

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Leandro Damiao was in a good spot as the London Olympics' top scorer, but injury has derailed his future with Brazil.
Leandro Damiao is an obvious example. At the start of June, he was sitting pretty. The top scorer at the London Olympics, he seemed to be a beneficiary of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's preference for a target man centre forward. He scored in a friendly against Bolivia early this year, was well established as the reserve to Fred --Wholesale jerseys and, offering more mobility than the first choice, he would have seen the Confederations Cup as an opportunity to force his way into the starting lineup.

But then injury struck and he had to pull out. Jo was called up at the last minute, took his opportunities well, and now Damiao is on the outside looking in -- aware that barring injury to a colleague, he will need a good run of club form to even think about getting back on the squad.