Brazil Tame India in 4-0 Friendly Win
- On Saturday, Brazil defeated India 4-0 in their first international meeting at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, with a crowd of 51,000 watching the five-time world champions dominate the friendly.
- Head coach Khalid Jamil orchestrated high-profile friendlies against elite opposition including Panama and Uruguay to provide the Blue Tigers with invaluable exposure to World Cup-calibre teams.
- Chelsea winger Estevao broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, then assisted Pedro for Brazil's second goal before half-time as the attack overwhelmed Indian keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
- Substitute Samuel Lino sealed the rout with two goals, including a strike in the 90+5th minute, while India's Manvir Singh and Ryan Williams failed to secure a consolation goal.
- Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti made eight changes from Tuesday's 4-2 win over Australia, retaining only Vinicius, Danilo, and Gabriel Bontempo for the final tour match in India.
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Brazil shine on Selecao's first visit to India
India's hosting of a senior men's Brazil team for the first time had created buzz but a half-empty 65,000-capacity Salt Lake Stadium stadium greeted the players. Critics blamed the pricing of tickets for the low attendance despite Brazil's top stars including Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior and Marquinhos in the line-up. The cheapest tickets were priced at 999 rupees ($10) but they were sold minutes after going on sale, while the next catego…
Brazil 4-0 India: Kolkata gets its Brazil night, India gets a reality check
India matched Brazil for the first 25 minutes, but their brave start eventually gave way as the five-time world champions exposed the gulf between the two sides, cruising to a neatly executed 4-0 win in their FIFA international friendly in Kolkata on Saturday.
The verdeamarela was 4-0 in Calcutta with goals by Estêvão, Pedro and a double by Samuel Lino.The team of Carlo Ancelotti finished the undefeated window: before it had tied 1-1 and beat 4-2 to Australia.
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Brazil tame India in 4-0 friendly win
KOLKATA, India, Oct 3 : Samuel Lino scored his first two goals for Brazil as India's frantic effort to hold off the five-time world champions faded after a spirited start, allowing the visitors to cruise to a 4-0 win in a friendly on Saturday.Chelsea winger Estevao scored Brazil's first goal and assisted Pedr
Kolkata, AIFF pull out all stops for India vs Brazil but crowd stays away
In many ways, it was a historic occasion. Brazil hadn't faced a team as lower ranked than India in 28 years. India hadn't gone up against a team as higher ranked as Brazil since rankings were introduced in August 1993. It helps significantly that Kolkata raves over Brazil (and Argentina).
India impress on counters, but even lacklustre Brazil too hot to handle; beat hosts 4-0 in Kolkata
Brazil beat India 4-0, but the scoreline did not tell the whole story. India defended well, created chances and threatened on the counter, while Brazil looked below their best. Samuel Lino scored twice after Estevao and Pedro had given Brazil control.
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