Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko te whakataetae a Ronaldinho i muri mai ko te 2003 Confederations Cup, i reira i haere ai ia ki te kore kaute i te wa i whakakorea ai a Brazil i te waahanga roopu. I te tau e whai ake nei, i whakahekehia ia mai i te 2004 Copa América o Brazil
squad, i te mea i whakatau te kaiako a Carlos Alberto Parreira ki te okioki i ana whetu me te whakamahi i te roopu taapiri.