{
  "id": 11730234,
  "title": "Brazil thrash India 4-0 in historic Kolkata football friendly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/brazil-thrash-india-4-0-in-historic-kolkata-football-friendly",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T16:46:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/brazil-thrash-india-4-0-in-historic-kolkata-football-friendly-1.500697355"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata witnessed a historic football friendly between Brazil and India on Saturday, with the five-time World Cup winners emerging victorious with a 4-0 scoreline. India hosted the senior men's Brazil team for the first time, but a half-empty Salt Lake Stadium greeted the players. Criticism arose over ticket pricing, with the cheapest tickets priced at 999 rupees ($10). Despite the subdued turnout, Brazil's top stars, including Vinicius Junior and Marquinhos, featured in the lineup.\n\nIndia, the lower-ranked team, struggled to contain Brazil's onslaught. Vinicius denied a brave save from Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in the eighth minute. Estevao put Brazil ahead in the 28th minute with a swift left-foot shot that evaded the Indian defense. Pedro doubled the lead in the 42nd minute, and Brazil's dominance continued as Samuel Lino scored twice in the second half, making it 4-0. Manvir Singh provided a notable save in the 55th minute. India, ranked 138th in the world, are striving to elevate the sport's popularity in a cricket-centric nation of 1.4 billion people.",
  "summary": "Brazil shine on Selecao's first visit to India",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "India Vs Brazil: Samuel Lino Scores To Extend Visitors' Lead To 3-0 In Kolkata Friendly; VIDEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/india-vs-brazil-samuel-lino-scores-to-extend-visitors-lead-to-3-0-in",
        "published": "2026-10-03T15:32:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}