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Kaka eyes World Cup qualifiers

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former FIFA World Player of the Year winner Kaka has revealed his desire to be a part of Brazil's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.

The 33-year-old Orlando City playmaker said he hoped to show he still had something to offer at international level during friendlies against Costa Rica and the USA over the next week.

"I think I can contribute with my experience, but especially with my attitude. It is very special to return to the national team," Kaka was quoted as saying by Brazilian portal Sambafoot on Wednesday.

"I do not know what (coach) Dunga's plans are. But if I get an opportunity in these games against Costa Rica and the United States I want to show that I deserve participate in the qualifiers."

Kaka was recalled to the Brazil squad last month after being overlooked for last year's World Cup and this year's Copa America.

Brazil will play Costa Rica in New Jersey on September 5 and the USA in Foxborough, Massachusetts, three days later. The matches will be Brazil's first since their Copa America quarterfinal defeat to Paraguay in June.

It will be Dunga's last chance to experiment with this squad before the 2018 World Cup qualifiers begin in October. Brazil's first qualifying match will be against Copa America winners Chile at Santiago's Estadio Nacional. Endit