Turkey vs. Brazil: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

After what turned out to be a nightmare of a World Cup for a wooden Brazil side, the South Americans continue their rehabilitation with a visit to Istanbul to face Turkey.

The Selecao suffered the ultimate humiliation on home soil as Germany destroyed them 7-1, knocking them out of the tournament.

Turkey have found life hard themselves in recent times with just one win in their last four matches, per Sky Sports, beating Denmark in their last friendly 2-1.

Here is how you can watch this interesting friendly encounter, with kick-off times and stream information:

When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. GMT

Where: Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey

TV Info: Live on BeIN Sports (US only)

Live Stream: BeIN Sports Connect (US only)

The Rebirth of Brazilian Football

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You cannot underestimate the grief felt by a football country like Brazil after the utter failure of their summer of love. It was the competition that was supposed to unite a nation but it ended in tears and destruction.

Germany's insane goalscoring performance against Brazil will go down as one of those moments in history where you will forever remember where you saw the match. It is etched into your mind for eternity—if only for the pure shock value of the outcome.

But if anything, it was the tonic the country needed. Now they have an opportunity to get back to basics and learn again to win football matches the Brazilian way.

And indeed, this has started to happen.

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The team in yellow have gone on an impressive unbeaten run since their German disaster, beating the likes of Colombia, Ecuador and bitter rivals Argentina—then going on to destroy Japan 4-0 in October.

All of this was achieved without conceding a single goal, while scoring a total of eight times, per WhoScored.com.

Much more in keeping with what we are traditionally used to seeing from the South American alpha males. 

Brazil are now under the tutelage of Dunga and great promise has started to be shown. Neymar has also returned to the fold after his World Cup injury, with the superstar scoring all four goals against the Japanese.

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And the player was clearly delighted to be back playing for his country while speaking to Globo, per Soccerway:

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I am elated to represent Brazil once again. I want to close this year with a flourish. We will work in the coming days to work out an ideal way to face the opponents.

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With Neymar fit and firing, this Brazil side is a different prospect to the sad incarnation we witnessed just a few months previous. They are a side once again building to the future after sinking into a world of complacency.

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Brazilian football expert, Tim Vickery, recently highlighted this point in his blog for SBS, explaining how previous wins had destroyed the Brazil philosophy:

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In subsequent World Cups Brazil has reached two quarter finals and one semi final—not a bad record at all. But it has never enchanted and looks increasingly to have been overtaken in terms of concepts of football.

Its circulation of the ball from midfield is now inferior to that of the leading European teams. In retrospect it could be argued that the 2002 World Cup win, Brazil's fifth, engendered a dangerous sense of complacency.

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But under Dunga this might now change, with an exciting future that glitters with gold. Are the old Brazil that the world loved and worshipped back? We can only wait and see.

Match Preview

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Turkish football has been in a state of decline since the national side reached the heady heights of the 2002 World Cup semi-finals—a match they lost to Brazil.

And without the natural talent to plunder from as their opponents on Wednesday have—the future looks bleak for the hosts.

But returning to Fatih Terim's starting line-up is Bursaspor midfielder Volkan Sen, who has not represented his nation for over four years, per Soccerway:

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First of all it's a very nice feeling being back in the national team. I am honoured to be invited again, I was very happy. I would like to thank Fatih Terim and his team. 

Of course, from our perspective, it's going to be a very important friendly game. We play football on the pitch, regardless of our result, we show on the field, the game will be very important to us.

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Soccerway also report Brazil magician Lucas Moura will miss the friendly tie with a bruised foot, with Talisca replacing the Paris Saint-Germain speed merchant in Dunga's squad.

Brazil are likely to be too strong for Turkey if we use their recent performance against Japan as a barometer. Dunga's team look like they mean business at the moment and Terim's side will surely not be able to compete.

The disappointment of the World Cup is a fuel Neymar and company will use for many years to come—and Turkey are likely to suffer as a result.