SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — World Cup veteran right back Maicon and Chelsea midfielder Ramires are back in Brazil’s squad for the friendlies against Australia and Portugal in September.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari also picked goalkeeper Julio Cesar even though the player hasn’t participated in an official match since the Confederations Cup.

Maicon, newly signed by AS Roma, was Brazil’s starter in the 2010 World Cup but had lost his spot in the national team, while Ramires had been left out of the Confederations Cup squad after failing to report to the team on time before a friendly.

Brazil will face Australia on September 7 in the capital of Brasilia, and then play Portugal three days later in Boston.

Brazil are coming off a 1-0 loss to Switzerland, a result that halted Brazil’s six-match winning streak and ended their 11-match unbeaten run. Brazil hadn’t lost since a 2-1 result against England in a friendly in London in February, a match that marked Scolari’s return to the national team.

Scolari again picked the same squad that won the Confederations Cup in June. The starting 11 from the 3-0 victory against Spain in the final of the World Cup warm-up tournament were summoned, including strikers Neymar and Fred, midfielder Oscar and defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz. The newcomers are Paris Saint-Germain’s left back Maxwell and Palmeiras defender Henrique.

Ronaldinho and Kaka again were left out of the team.

Maicon played for Brazil in the 2011 Copa America, but had never been picked by Scolari since the coach took over the squad.

“The information we have is that he is doing very well and is in good condition,” Scolari said. “We picked Maicon for these friendlies so we can take a close look at him and to see if we can keep him in the squad from now on.”

Scolari said he is satisfied with his current starting right back, Barcelona’s Daniel Alves, but feels that it’s important to have another experienced player like Maicon in the team.

“I had been watching Maicon since the time he was playing for Manchester City,” Scolari said. “By bringing him, we are looking to add even more experience to the squad.”

Ramires’ return to the team came as a surprise after Scolari left the midfielder out of the Confederations Cup because of his failure to show up in time for a friendly against Russia in March, just before the World Cup warm -up tournament.

Squad: Goalkeepers — Julio Cesar (Queens Park Rangers), Jefferson (Botafogo); defenders: Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dante (Bayern Munich), Henrique (Palmeiras), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (AS Roma), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain); midfielders: Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hernanes (Lazio), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich), Paulinho (Tottenham), Oscar (Chelsea), Ramires (Chelsea), Lucas (Paris Saint-Germain); strikers: Hulk (Zenit), Bernard (Atletico Mineiro), Fred (Fluminense), Neymar (Barcelona), Jo (Atletico Mineiro).