Dunga has dismissed the idea that his Brazil side are a class above England, insisting Fabio Capello has many "excellent players" to pick from.Brazil take on Sweden in a friendly at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night as they prepare for the resumption of their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Currently third in the South American group, Brazil have matches against Paraguay and Argentina in June to ponder.

England, meanwhile, will be watching on when Euro 2008 gets under way the same month, having failed to qualify under former boss Steve McClaren.

Even without injured trio Kaka, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, Dunga has a wealth of talent at his disposal, with Robinho and Luis Fabiano among the star names on show.

But the former Brazil captain believes new England coach Fabio Capello has no cause for envy.

"England have excellent players," he said.

"The only difference is that Brazil has won the World Cup five times and England one time.

"But at any time there are quality players in the England team and we don't always have top players to put in the team."

One of England's top-rated players is Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who has been named by Capello as captain to face France tonight.

The move surprised many but Dunga believes people should trust Capello on his choice.

He said: "The coach who's working with him every day knows his characteristics and will know what his capabilities are."

Dunga was coy on the name of his own captain, refusing to directly confirm Arsenal's Gilberto would skipper the side on his own ground.

He did have words of praise for the midfielder, however, who is out of favour under Arsene Wenger.

"Whether he's wearing the armband or not he's always the captain," said Dunga.

Gilberto expects a tough game against the Swedes in a match which comes 50 years on from the 1958 World Cup final between the two sides, which Brazil won 5-2.

"It's always hard to play against Sweden," he said.

"It's a friendly game but for us it's always hard when we face any team in the world because they always want to play their best."

Dunga expects Lars Lagerback's Sweden to be well disciplined and provide his men with a stern test.

He said: "Sweden has always produced great teams.

"It's always a hard game against Sweden and we know we'll be playing against good players when we play them."

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