Archive · 9 Sep 2026
Cafu Urges India to Learn From Historic Brazil Friendly
India is going to play Brazil in a football match on October 3.
Brazil has won the World Cup five times.
Cafu, a famous former Brazilian player, says India should use the match to learn.
He says the game can help India prepare for the 2030 World Cup.
The match will be played in Kolkata.
Brazilian football is very popular in Kolkata.
Cafu also remembered when Pelé played there in 1977.
He named several young Brazilian players who could become future stars.
Cafu also discussed his unusual record of playing in three straight World Cup finals.
Cafu says India should view its October 3 friendly against Brazil as a major learning opportunity.
The match in Kolkata is described as the biggest in Indian national-team history and preparation for the 2030 World Cup cycle.
Cafu highlighted Brazil’s emotional connection with Kolkata, including Pelé’s 1977 exhibition match there.
He named Estevão Willian, Allan, Endrick, Rodrygo and Danilo among Brazil’s young players to watch.
Cafu said his record of appearing in three consecutive World Cup finals will be extremely difficult to match.
- Who
- The Indian national football team, Brazil’s national football team and former Brazil captain Cafu.
- What
- India will play Brazil in an international friendly that Cafu considers a major learning opportunity.
- When
- October 3; the year is not specified in the articles.
- Where
- Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India.
- Why
- Cafu says the match can provide lessons and preparation for India’s 2030 World Cup ambitions.
- Match date
- October 3
- Venue
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
- Brazil’s World Cup titles
- Five
- Cafu’s advice
- India should treat the match as a learning experience rather than only a spectacle.
- India’s longer-term goal
- Preparation for the 2030 World Cup cycle
- Kolkata-Brazil connection
- Pelé played an exhibition match in Kolkata in 1977 with New York Cosmos
- Cafu’s World Cup record
- He is described as the only player to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals