India's date with football royalty: Brazil at VYBK

Kolkata, Oct 2 (UNI) For generations, Brazil have occupied India's football imagination - through radio commentaries, grainy World Cup telecasts, late-night screenings and canary-yellow shirts worn across the country. On Saturday, that distant relationship becomes a contest. The Indian men's national team will face the five-time world champions for the first time at senior level at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, for arguably the most significant international friendly the Blue Tigers have played. The numbers illustrate the scale of the assignment. Brazil are fifth in the FIFA Men's World Ranking and India 138th. The Seleção will be the…