India trail Brazil two-nil at half-time in Kolkata friendly

UPDATE - follow-up to India vs Brazil Live Score, FIFA friendly: IND 0-2 BRA in 1st half; Pedro scores Brazil's second: India trail Brazil two-nil at half-time in an international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Match Action

Estevao opened the scoring for Brazil with a close-range shot that squeezed under Indian captain and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Pedro added the second goal after receiving a pass from Estevao, with the ball once again going through Sandhu. India made several player changes at the break, with coach Jamil bringing on Prabhsukhan Gill for Sandhu, Mohammed Sannan for Aashique Kuruniyan, and Jay Gupta for Akash Mishra. Brazil also substituted five players, sending on Gabriel, Vanderson, Douglas Luiz, Samuel Lino, and Bruno Guimaraes.

Context

Ranked 138th in the world, the Indian national team has previously faced struggles against lower-ranked regional opponents like Bangladesh and Singapore. Hosting the six-time world champions Brazil marks a rare and historic fixture for Indian football supporters.