Turkey - Brazil Friendly Match Arranged

The Turkey National Football Team are to meet Brazil in a friendly match on 12 November.



Turkish Football Federation stated on Thursday that the match with the host nation of 2014 FIFA World Cup will be played in Istanbul but the venue and the kick-off time will be announced later.



Brazil are the only team which have managed to be in all World Cup tournaments so far.



Nicknamed "Samba boys" and "A Seleção" (The Selection), Brazil are the most successful winners of the World Cup as they have managed to win the most prestigious trophy at national team level five times respectively in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.



A Seleção last won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013 in a game which they hosted.



Turkey and Brazil have met each other five times so far.



The first match between the two sides, which was also a friendly one, was played in 1956.



Brazil won three matches out of five and the rest ended as a draw. Turkey have yet to win against Brazil.



Brazil scored six goals while Turkey found the net three times.



Matches between the two teams and their results are as follows:



5 June 2007



Turkey 0 - 0 Brazil (Friendly match)



23 June 2003



Brazil 2 - 2 Turkey (2003 FIFA Confederations Cup)



26 June 2002



Brazil 1 - 0 Turkey (2002 FIFA World Cup)



3 June 2002



Brazil 2 - 1 Turkey (2002 FIFA World Cup)



1 May 1956



Turkey 0 - 1 Brazil (Friendly match)



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