India Legends to face Brazil Legends in Kochi exhibition on September 23, 2026
India Legends will meet Brazil Legends in an exhibition match at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kaloor, Kochi, on 23rd September 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 pm IST. The Brazil Legends squad is set to include marquee names such as Ronaldinho and Rivaldo among other former internationals.
The fixture returns Brazilian and Indian former stars to Kerala — described in the announcement as “God’s own country” — after the two sides previously met in an exhibition on 30th March 2025, when the Indian side suffered a loss to the Brazilian Legends. Organisers have said the match will focus on football development and on inspiring young football fans, and they emphasised staging the event in Kerala because of the state’s strong fanbase.
The Brazil Legends roster named in the event material lists Gomes, Jorginho, Gustavo Nery, Elivélton, Pará, Edmilson, Amaral, Souza, Junior, Camanducaia, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Paulo Sergio, Giovanni, Viola, Ricardo Oliveira and Diogo as participants.
The India Legends squad named for the exhibition includes Subasish Roy, Sandeep Nandi, Suresh Muttath, Debabrata Roy, Ajayan, Arnab Mondal, Mehraj Uddin Wadoo, Bibiano Fernandes, Rino Anto, N P Pradeep, Climax Lawrence, Jo Paul Anchery, Mehtab Hossain, Nelson, I M Vijayan, Mohd Rafi, C K Vineeth, Ashim Biswas and K. T. Chacko.
Tickets for the Brazil Legends vs India Legends game are being sold through the District app by Zomato, which is cited as the official ticketing partner for the event. The published ticket price points are ₹1,125, ₹1,499, ₹1,875, ₹2,249 and ₹9,375, with the price range described as ₹1,125 to ₹9,375.
Organisers noted that watching the former stars in Kochi should be a notable experience for local supporters and that the exhibition night brings several Indian and Brazilian footballing legends together under one roof. The match is billed as a standalone exhibition encounter on September 23, 2026, at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kaloor, Kochi, with tickets available on the District app.
The event precedes a confirmed senior international fixture: the senior men’s national team of India will play the Brazil Men’s National Football team on 3rd October 2026 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, a match the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the CBF, the Brazilian Football Federation, announced earlier via their social media handles.