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Brazil to play Turkey in November friendly

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil will play an international friendly against Turkey in Istanbul on November 12, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday. It is the second post-World Cup friendly to be announced by the CBF. Brazil will also face Argentina at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on October 11. Five-time world champions Brazil will host the World Cup on home soil this June and July for the first time since 1950. (Writing by Andrew Downie, editing by Justin Palmer)