The Lyon striker won the nod over the likes of Ricardo Oliveira and former team-mate Nilmar, having only made his debut for Brazil last October. The 22-year-old has a good all-round game, but is unlikely to see much action in Germany due to the array of talent on offer to coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. He only moved to Europe a year ago from Cruzeiro, but settled down quickly with the French champions and played a major role in them securing a record fifth successive league title. He netted 19 goals in 46 appearances for his club in the season just ended.