Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira Feminina de futebol), represents Brazil in women's football played internationally. They are organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The team has taken part in eight FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. They've also participated in the Copa América Femenina nine times. Brazil's first match was on 22 July 1986 against the United States, but they lost with a score of 2–1.
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| Nickname(s) | Seleção (The National Squad) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow) | ||
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| Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Pia Sundhage | ||
| Captain | Rafaelle Souza | ||
| Most caps | Formiga (206) | ||
| Top scorer | Marta (115) | ||
| FIFA code | BRA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 10  2 (7 December 2018)[1] | ||
| Highest | 2 (March – June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 11 (September 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
 United States 2–1 Brazil  (Jesolo, Italy; 22 July 1986) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Brazil 15–0 Bolivia  (Uberlândia, Brazil; 18 January 1995) Brazil 15–0 Peru  (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| United States 6–0 Brazil (Denver, United States; 26 September 1999) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2007) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result |  Silver medallist (2004, 2008) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2000) | ||
In the 1999 World Cup, the team came in third place, and in the 2007 World Cup, they were runners-up, losing 2–0 to Germany in the final. Brazil earned the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games, in 2004 and 2008, after getting fourth place in the two previous editions.
Among South American women's teams, Brazil is the most successful. They've won eight out of nine Copa América championships. Since 1999, they've been strong contenders for the World Cup title. In 1998 and 1999, they finished as the runners-up in the Women's U.S. Cup.
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.