Robinho said before the competition that he was hoping to start at least one of his team's games. After Thursday's match, he said he would be prepared to start in Brazil's round of 16 match against Ghana.

"We're all here because we want to play, but we have to respect the opinion of Parreira and only he knows what he has in his head," Robinho said. "But we have to work hard because tomorrow, at any moment, he might ask us to play."

Parreira, however, said it was too early to say who would start the match in Dortmund.

"We are only going to play on the 27th and it's the 22nd now," Parreira said. "Whatever team plays will be well chosen and in line with our objective _ to win the World Cup."