Indian team to play Brazil in a tournament for the first time

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The Indian women's football team will take on former World Cup runners-up Brazil for the first time ever during an international tournament later this month as part of its preparations for next year's AFC Asian Cup.

Chile, ranked 37th in FIFA chart, and Venezuela (56th) are the other teams that the 57th-ranked Indians will face in the November 25 to December 1 tournament to be held in Manaus, Brazil. The exposure tour is part of the Indian women's team's preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held in Mumbai and Pune from January 20 to February 6 next year.

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