Wednesday, 2 May 1956 - Following their one-goal victory over Turkey, the Brazilian party arrived in two planes at London Airport this evening. They were welcomed by Sir Stanley Rous, the FA secretary, Joe Mears, chairman of the English selectors, and Senor Sherman Lisboa, the Brazilian Consul-General. Almost immediately, the team, including team manager Flavio Costa, were asking about Stan Matthews.

Friday, 4 May 1956 - The Brazilian team are using the grounds at Dulwich to train on.

Saturday, 5 May 1956 - The Brazilian party are part of the attendance that are watching the FA Cup Final at Wembley between Birmingham FC and Manchester City FC.

Sunday, 6 May 1956 - The Brazilian footballers staged an unexpected practise match behind closed doors at Craven Cottage. The neztional eleven beat their reserves 2-0, the goals being scored by Gino and Alvaro. The Brazilians showed speed and stamina in the brilliant sunshine during a game which lasted an hour, all one way, and without a break. Flavio Costa reported the inside-left, Didi, as fit after his ankle issues. A feature of the game was the number of chances missed by the first eleven because of over-elaborate passing in front of goal. A large amount of work was given to the reserve outside-right in order to test the captain, Santos, who will have the task of trying to keep Stanley Matthews in check.

Monday, 7 May 1956 - This morning, the Brazilian team concentrated on ball control and physical training exercises at the home of Fulham. They finished their training with deep breathing exercises, all except goalkeeper Gylmar. He had concentrated penalty practise from Taffy O'Callaghan, Fulham coach and former Welsh inside-forward.

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