DORTMUND - Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic will have some simple advice for his team before Tuesday's World Cup second-round match with defending champion Brazil - be tenacious defenders not awestruck spectators.

"I will tell them, 'Please don't be afraid of the shirt of Brazil and don't stand and look at your idols and how they are playing - try to stop them,'" Dujkovic said here Monday.

"It will be a great challenge for us. We respect a brilliant Brazil team but we also respect ourselves. We all have the power to resist this great team. We will defend the name of Africa and the name of Ghana."

Brazil's all-star lineup, seeking a fourth consecutive berth in the finals and sixth Cup crown, features two-time Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho and joint all-time World Cup scoring leader Ronaldo.

Dujkovic dismissed fitness injuries following Ronaldo, saying, "He's an excellent player. He is always dangerous and able to score goals."

The Brazilians have improved with every match in a full-points run through the first round, but have not struck fear into the African side.

"They have shown class football but they can be beaten," Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari said. "Football is a game of chance. If you play your game you can win, so they can be beaten."

Don't expect star-gazing by the Black Stars, who have a fast-paced attacking style in the Brazilian mode and the most fouls of any team in the first round. The upstart debutantes beat the Czech Republic and United States to get this far.

Ghana are determined to attack Brazil from the start rather than try and outlast them in a defence-minded match.

"We will not come out on the field to defend our goal. We will try to score goals," Dujkovic said. "Everyone knows if you try to defend against Brazil you will allow one, two, three or more goals. So we will try to score goals."

Each team will lack a key player. Brazilian forward Robinho was ruled out of the match Monday, the 22-year-old Real Madrid star suffering an injured right thigh while Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is suspended for card accumulation.

"I respect all the players, including Robinho. I believe he's also important for the Brazilian coach," Dujkovic said. "We will face a team not only one player."

Chelsea standout Essien orchestrates the defence while still able to spark threats on the attack, skills not easily replaced.

"Essien is the best player in this position in the world. It will be tough for us to find a replacement for him at this level," Dujkovic said.

"We believe the players that come in at his position will be about 80 percent of the capacity of Essien."

Dujkovic, a 60-year-old Serbian, knows teamwork and communication on defence will be vital for Ghana's dreams of a shocking upset to have any real hope.

"There are so many excellent players. We can't match in quality. In certain areas we have to do it but not at all times during the match," he said.

"I'm confident we can do good well even without Essien because Black Stars are a team. The team spirit is more important than the individuality."

Ghana midfielder Habib Mohammed is nursing a slight injury but is expected to be available as the Black Stars bid for the biggest victory in African football history.

"Nobody will tell you we can beat Brazil. This is a dream for us," Dujkovic said before repeating a prediction he made before getting past the first round:

"I still believe that we will be in the semi-finals."