India 0-4 Brazil Player Ratings: Selecao's Class Tells as Blue Tigers Feel Misery in City of Joy

The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan witnessed a historic night of international football as India hosted five-time World Cup champions Brazil in a marquee friendly. Playing in front of a deafening, almost sold-out Kolkata crowd, Khalid Jamil’s Blue Tigers produced a disciplined, gritty defensive display, but ultimately fell to a 3–0 defeat against a clinical Brazilian side spearheaded by world-class talent. Fans can check out India vs Brazil player ratings here.

From the opening whistle, Brazil seized control of the tempo, dominating possession and probing through the flanks via Vinicius Junior and Estevao Willian. India’s resolute low-block initially frustrated the visitors, with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu pulling off a couple of sharp early stops to deny long-range efforts. However, the deadlock was broken in the 28th minute when Estevao Willian latched onto a clever through-ball, exploiting space in the box to clinically fire past the Indian custodian. India attempted to spark life into their attacking transitions through Ryan Williams and Manvir Singh, but struggled to break through a composed Brazilian backline. As India chased the game, a lapse in concentration in the 42nd minute allowed Pedro to pounce on a loose ball inside the area and double Brazil's advantage right before the interval.

The second half followed a similar tactical script. Carlo Ancelotti’s side continued to dictate terms with possession despite substituting players like Vinicius, Danilo and Douglas Santos. Any hopes of an Indian comeback were effectively dashed in the 58th minute when substitute Samuel Lino capitalized on sustained pressure to sweep home Brazil's third goal of the evening. India's substitutes injected fresh energy into the side, with Ryan Williams and Lalengmawia Ralte testing the Selecao defense during brief counter-attacks, but they failed to trouble the opposition.

India National Football Team Player Ratings vs Brazil

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Brazil National Football Team Player Ratings vs India

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Man of the Match

Samuel Lino was adjudged Sportsdunia's man of the match in this international friendly.

Worst Performer

Bijoy Varghese was the worst of the lot from India vs Brazil.