England's Wembley bow against Brazil

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The Football Association on Wednesday afternoon confirmed they had arranged a glamour friendly against the South Americans at the rebuilt national stadium on June 1.

FA chief executive Brian Barwick said: "We're delighted to be able to announce that Brazil will be the first team to take on England at the new Wembley. It's a fantastic match to mark the team's return to the stadium after nearly seven years on the road around the country."

He added: "Brazil featured in some memorable matches at the old Wembley. The new stadium is a fantastic football arena and I'm confident there will be many new memories created there for England fans over the coming years."

The match will provide a test for Steve McClaren's side ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia five days later.

England were beaten by Germany in a World Cup qualifier in their last match at Wembley in October 2000.

During Wembley's £757million reconstruction have have played at various club grounds around the country.

Football returned to Wembley last month as England Under-21s played out a 3-3 draw with their Italian counterparts in front of a crowd of 55,700.

The success of that match allowed the FA to confirm that the ground would be able to stage this year's FA Cup final as anticipated in May.

Five-time World Cup winners Brazil played at the old Wembley on nine occasions, most recently in May 2000 when Michael Owen scored for England in a 1-1 draw.