Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Brazil will play friendlies against Australia and India in the first FIFA international break after the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian federation confirmed on Wednesday.

They will play Australia on Sept. 25 and 29, before facing India on Oct 3.

The first match against Australia will be at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville before they move to Brisbane for another encounter with the Socceroos in the Suncorp Sstadium there four days later.

Brazil and Australia last faced each other in June 2017 in Melbourne, a match Brazil won 4-0, with goals from Diego Souza (2), Thiago Silva and Taison.

After their two matches in Australia, the Brazilians will fly to Kolkata in India, where they will face India for th...