Brazil to host Chile in Confed Cup warm-up
Five-time world champions Brazil will host Chile on April 24 at Belo
Horizonte in a warm-up friendly for the Confederations Cup, the
Brazilian Federation announced Tuesday.
The match will be staged at the Mineirao stadium which is one of the
venues set to be used during the June 15-30 Confed Cup featuring
continental champions ahead of the 2014 World Cup which Brazil will also
host for the first time since 1950.
Luiz Felipe Scolari who guided the team to their last World Cup
triumph in 2002 is back at the helm after replacing Mano Menezes, but
will likely have to put together a side without many of his overseas
stars who will still be on club duty.
Menezes was fired after a series of poor results that has seen Brazil
plummet to a lowly 18th in the latest world rankings released by
governing body FIFA.
Brazil have also lined up matches against Italy in Geneva on March 21
and Russia four days later in London, before hosting England at the
Maracana stadium in Rio on June 2 and finally France, one week later at
Porto Alegre.
Brazil qualify as hosts for the Confed Cup and will joined in the
eight-country tournament by Spain, Nigeria, Tahiti, Uruguay, Japan,
Mexico and Italy who have been given a special invitation.
Brazil open their campaign on June 15 against Japan. |