India vs Brazil pitch & weather report: Conditions revealed ahead of International Friendly clash

VYBK Stadium’s pitch underwent massive transformation.

The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in the City of Joy gears up to host the biggest game in the history of Indian football, where five-time world champions and the most successful team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, Brazil, takes on the Indian national football team.

Home team India are ranked over 100 places below Brazil, but the recent 1-1 draw against Panama have given the Indian team a major morale boost. It has not been an optimistic year for the Indian football team, but a draw, win, goal, or a clean sheet can be one of the biggest moments in international football.

The global football fraternity’s eye is on India as the South American giants are set to take on India in Kolkata. Ancelotti’s side began their Asian odyssey with a 1-1 draw, but in the second game at Brisbane, Brazil secured a 4-2 comeback against Australia in the last game.

In this article, we turn our attention to the Eastern part of India, at the Salt Lake Stadium, to know about today’s weather update in the region.

Weather report for India vs Brazil

Brazil were badly affected due to bad weather conditions in the FIFA World Cup, and it seems that the Greek God of rain, storm and lightning, Zeus, remains indignant at the South American giants.

There was a downpour a couple of hours ago. The skies look clear now, and the weather forecast predicts almost negligible chances of rain in the evening at around 7:30 pm during the kickoff.

The temperature will be around 28-30 degrees Celsius and the wind will blow at 8 kilometres per hour. The conditions are a bit humid, as the relative humidity has soared over 80%

Despite a downpour, there is less chance that there will be any severe rainfall or thunderstorms during the game. Also, Cyclone Arnab had a very mild effect on the capital city of West Bengal.

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Pitch report for India vs Brazil

Following concerns raised by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) about uneven soil and injury risks to stars like Vinicius Jr and Marquinhos, the AIFF flew in Brazilian turf specialist Ivan Nascimento to oversee a month-long overhaul and the pitch looks renewed.

Moreover, a 100mm aggregate drainage bed has been laid out with perforated drainage pipes to immediately handle heavy tropical rain without waterlogging.

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