Bengaluru, Sept. 7 -- India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu described the upcoming international friendlies against Panama, Brazil and Uruguay as a "great opportunity" for the team to test themselves against World Cup-level opposition, while stressing the need to treat the matches as games rather than getting carried away by the occasion.

The Blue Tigers will face Panama on September 26 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Besides the Panama clash, India will also take on two higher-ranked opponents during the international window -- five-time world champions Brazil on October 3 and two-time world champions Uruguay on October 6, with both matches scheduled to be played in Kolkata.

Speaking to ANI, veteran goalkeeper Gurpreet s...