Brazil’s soccer confederation says its national team will play a friendly against England at Wembley in March. The encounter will be England’s first against a South American team in six years. The last time the two teams played in 2017 ended 0-0. Brazil had already announced a friendly against Spain in March.
Brazil’s Richarlison, right, is challenged by Venezuela’s Jhon Chancellor during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil, Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. England’s Marcus Rashford, second left, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Euro 2024 group C qualifying soccer match between England and Italy at Wembley stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
The contest will be England’s first against a South American team in six years. The last time the two teams played in 2017, the match ended 0-0. Brazil had already announced a friendly against Spain in March. South American national teams have long complained about the lack of a calendar to test themselves against European rivals.
“The objective is to always have Brazilian national team games against former world champions so we can have matches of a high technical level,” Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president of the country’s soccer confederation, said in a statement on Monday. Later in November, Brazil will play two tough rounds of World Cup qualifying — the first at Colombia and the second against defending champion Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
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