Vinicius starts for Brazil, India name best available XI for historic match; first-half underway
India's date with mighty Brazil at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata is underway.
Vinicius Jr and Estevao start for the five-time World Champions.
Endrick, Bruno Guimaraes and Gabriel are among the superstars named on the bench by Carlo Ancelotti.
Khalid Jamil has picked his best available starting XI with Ryan Williams, Manvir Singh and Ashique Kuruniyan leading the attack.
Anirudh Thapa, Apuia and Sahal Abdul Samad line up in the Indian midfield while the four-man defence is made up of Abhishek Singh, Anwar Ali, Bijoy Varghese and Akash Mishra. Captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu must be a busy man under the Indian goal.
This is the biggest fixture in Indian football history. Brazil are ranked No 6 in the world while India languish in the 138th position.
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India earn the first corner of the match. Anirudh Thapa gets a chance to swing it in a second time after the first one was taken short. No damages done to Brazil
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The match begins. Brazil right away into the attack. Vinicius has already touched the ball a couple of times on the left wing.
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Handshakes done. Toss done. India in blue. Brazil in, of course, yellow. Time for kick-off
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The national anthems are being played. Kick-off is imminent
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