India host Brazil in a monumental international friendly this afternoon.
The Selecao meet their opponents on away soil for the first time, and a bumper crowd is expected to turn out.
India rank outside the top 100 in FIFA’s global rankings, the first time Brazil will face such a nation since 2010.
Catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals.
India team news
India starting XI: Sandhu, Tekcham, Ali, Varghese, Mishra, Thapa, Lalengmawia, Singh, Williams, Samad, Kuruniyan
India substitutes: Albino, Som, Prabhsukhan, Sanan, Vikram, Macarton, Edmund, Farukh, Mehtab, Jay, Pramveer, Ricky, Rahim, Valpuia, Irfan
Brazil team news
Brazil starting XI: Morisco, Matheuzinho, Marquinhos, Dias, Santos, Santos, Bontempo, Santos, Estevao, Vinicius, Pedro
Brazil substitutes: Souza, Otavio, Vanderson, Junior, Gabriel, Reis, Jair, Guimaraes, Bidon, Luiz, Martinelli, Endrick, Lino, Rayan
Stats for India v Brazil
- Brazil have not faced a team ranked outside the top 100 since 2010, when they beat Tanzania 5-1
- India have not scored in 13 of their last 25 games
- Ancelotti has won 11 of his 19 matches in charge of Brazil
Where to watch India v Brazil
India versus Brazil kicks off on Saturday at 3pm UK time. It is not being shown or streamed in the UK but, depending on where you live, you may be able to watch it on Sony Sports.
Prediction for India v Brazil
This is a total mis-match and Brazil should win comfortably. Even without several star names, the newcomers will be desperate to impress and should have far too much quality for the Blue Tigers.
Prediction: India 0-5 Brazil
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