Brazil, five-time world champions, are the most successful men’s national team in football. Tickets for the international friendly match between India and Brazil, scheduled for October 3 in Kolkata, have gone live, announced the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday in a social media post. The fixture will mark the highest-ranked opposition India have faced since the FIFA World Ranking was introduced in 1992, with Brazil currently ranked fifth.
India will host the Selecao at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in one of the biggest matches in Indian football history, according to a press release from the AIFF.
The match will be played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Panama, currently ranked 44th in the world, will provide India with a high-quality test. The Indian senior men’s national football team will also host Panama in an international friendly on September 26 during the FIFA Men’s International Match Window. The Central American nation featured at the FIFA World Cup 2026, adding further significance to the September encounter. After Panama and Brazil, the Indian team will then play another heavyweight of world football, with two-time FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay set to face India in an international friendly match at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on October 6.
