Barcelona star Neymar will captain Dunga’s new look Brazilian squad in their friendly against Colombia on Saturday.
Veteran Captain Thiago Silva was absent from the squad and won’t feature in this round of friendlies.
The 22-year old will become one of Brazil’s youngest captains and Dunga feels he has all the qualities needed for the role.
Dunga told a press conference at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami: ‘It has already been decided,[Neymar is captain].’
‘Neymar has responded very well to it. He is a player who likes challenges and likes to win. We talked to him when we first broached the subject and we told him what we wanted.
He added: ‘He’s a player with a lot of quality, despite his age is experienced. The captain has to set the standard for the others.
‘We told him about the advantages and the disadvantages, about the history and responsibility the shirt brings.
‘Every time Brazil won a World Cup it did so with leaders who had great personality. We need more players with this characteristic in the group, whether they wear the armband or not.’