Spain needs three World Cups, then we can talk: Dunga

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil coach and World Cup-winning midfielder Dunga says Spain needs to win another two World Cups before being considered in the same company as the South American football giants.

Dunga captained Brazil to football's greatest prize in the United States in 1994 but was unable to replicate¹ his success as coach, leading the team to a disappointing quarter-final exit at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

He said Spain could not yet be mentioned in the same breath as Brazil, despite having won three consecutive² major tournaments.

"Spain have won only one World Cup and they are getting success just for the past four years. Let them win at least two more World Cups and then we can talk about their pedigree," Dunga said in an interview with the Times of India.

Brazil has won a record five World Cups, including three from a possible four between 1958 and 1970.

Italy is the second most successful nation with four, followed by Germany (three) then Argentina and Uruguay (two each).

Dunga backed the decision by Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) to appoint 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to again lead the team after last month's sacking of Mano Menezes.

"Scolari is the right man for Brazil at this moment," Dunga said. "He has the experience and immense³ knowledge of the game.

"He has guided the team to the World Cup title once and I strongly believe that Felipao will come up with another winning recipe. I'm sure he has the backbone⁴ of his squad⁵ for the 2014 World Cup already in mind."?

1 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 immense   

adj.巨大的；极好的

参考例句：

• They made an immense improvement in English.在英语方面他们取得了巨大的进步。
• The expense of living is immense.生活费用很庞大。

4 backbone   

n.脊骨，脊柱，骨干；刚毅，骨气

参考例句：

• The Chinese people have backbone.中国人民有骨气。
• The backbone is an articulate structure.脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。