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- The All India Football Federation has confirmed that India will play Brazil in an international football friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 3.
- Brazil, currently ranked fifth in the world, will be the highest-ranked team India have faced since FIFA rankings began in 1992.
- The Brazilian squad, expected to include Marquinhos, Casemiro and Matheus Cunha, will travel to India after two friendlies against Australia.
- The visit renews Kolkata's long ties with Brazilian football, which date back to Pelé's New York Cosmos playing Mohun Bagan at Eden Gardens in 1977.
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- Confirmation of Brazil's travelling squad and captain Marquinhos's participation
- Official confirmation from the Brazilian Football Confederation of the Kolkata fixture
- Ticketing and venue arrangements at Salt Lake Stadium as the October 3 date approaches
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