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Chapecoense plane crash victims to be remembered in Brazil vs Colombia football friendly

All proceeds from the game, that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, will go to the stricken South American outfit

BRAZIL will play a friendly match against Colombia to raise funds for the stricken Chapecoense football club.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced a benefit game between Brazil and Colombia on January 25, the same day Chapecoense play their first game since the air crash that prompted the friendly.

There has been a huge outpouring of grief since nearly every member of Chapecoense's football team and management lost their lives in a plane crash
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The outpouring of grief goes on as the world mourns the loss of most members of the team and management of Chapecoense, who died in a plane crashCredit: Getty Images

"It is a game organised for a very specific motive and we hope to help the families who have lost so much," CBF national teams' coordinator Edu Gaspar said on Monday.


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Only Brazilian-based players will be called up for the match at Rio de Janeiro's Engenhao Stadium.

Chapecoense have refused an offer of immunity from relegation for next season
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All money raised will go towards helping Chapecoense rebuild their football team after many died in the plane crashCredit: EPA

Money raised will go to the families of those who died in the November 28 air crash in Colombia.

Seventy-one people died when a plane taking Chapecoense players, directors and staff to the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed into a mountain outside Medellin.

There were only six survivors.


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The experienced Vagner Mancini has taken up his new role as coach of Chapecoense
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The experienced Vagner Mancini has taken up his new role as coach of ChapecoenseCredit: Getty Images
Chapecoense will play in January
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Fan from all different teams from all over the world have mourned the 19 players who diedCredit: Getty Images

The benefit game takes place the same night Chapecoense return to Premier League action at home to Joinville.

The league fixture was already scheduled when the CBF made their announcement and it will put the participation of Chapecoense representatives for the Brazil-Colombia game in doubt.

 

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