India, July 30 -- It's official! Indian football fans will finally get the chance to watch one of the sport's biggest powerhouses on home soil. Five-time FIFA World Cup winners Brazil are set to play a friendly match against India at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on October 3.

The Indian football team's official social media handle confirmed the development on Wednesday, ending days of speculation. "A date for the history books," read the post on X, formerly Twitter, alongside the confirmed date of October 3.

ESPN Brasil was the first to report last week that the Brazil national team was exploring the possibility of adding India to its October FIFA international window schedule, with Kolkata emerging as the preferred venue just ...