Associated Press Sports
updated 3:46 p.m. ET Nov. 23, 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -Brazil will host England in a friendly at the renovated Maracana in June on the eve of the Confederations Cup.
Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral announced the June 2 game on Friday. The Confederations Cup, involving Brazil as host but not England, starts 13 days later.
England will welcome Brazil in a friendly in February at Wembley.
Maracana, built for the 1950 World Cup, has been undergoing a massive renovation to host the Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics.
Cabral says a game between Brazil and a squad composed of Israeli and Palestinian players will mark the stadium's official reopening. A date has yet to be set.
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