Brazilian legends including Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and Cafu will face Indian greats in an exhibition match on March 30 at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The summit holds promise as a means of raising awareness of football and motivating young players around the region.
Legendary members of Brazil’s winning 2002 FIFA World Cup team will be present at this event. Along with Gilberto Silva, Edmilson, Kleberson, Ricardo Oliveira, Cacapa, Camanducaia, Elivelton, Paulo Sergio, Heurelho Gomes, Diego Gil, Jorginho, Amaral, Lucio, Alex Ferro, Junior, Giovanni, Viola, and Marcelo, the Brazilian Legends team will be coached by Dunga.
Mehtab Hossain, Alvito D’Cunha, Syed Rahim Nabi, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Arnab Mondal, and Mahesh Gawli are among the players in the India-All Stars squad.
“This is a monumental moment for Indian football. Bringing the legendary 2002 Brazil World Cup-winning team to Chennai to face our India All-Stars is a dream come true,” said David Anand, founder of Football Plus Academy and the driving force behind organising this exhibition match.
How can you purchase match tickets?
On March 2 at 4 PM, match tickets will be available on the BookMyShow platform.
