Brazil defeated India 4-0 in an international men’s friendly football match held in Kolkata on Saturday.
The fixture was billed as a historic occasion, marking the first time the India and Brazil senior men’s teams faced each other in a friendly. Brazil, ranked fifth in the world, fielded star names including Vinícius Júnior and Gabriel Magalhães, while India, ranked 138th, were led by captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Brazil took control in the first half with two goals. Young forward Estevão Willian opened the scoring in the 27th minute, before Pedro doubled the lead in the 41st to make it 2-0 at the break.
In the second half, substitute Samuel Lino added a third in the 57th minute and struck again in stoppage time (90+4) to seal a comprehensive 4-0 win for Brazil.
