Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in women's association football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It has participated in eight editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing as runner-up in 2007, and seven editions of the Copa América Femenina.

Brazil
Nickname(s)Seleção (The National Squad)
As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries)
Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPia Sundhage
CaptainMarta
Most capsFormiga (198)
Top scorerMarta (108)
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 8 1 (26 June 2020)[1]
Highest2 (March 2009)
Lowest11 (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
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunner-up (2007)
Copa América
Appearances7 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018)
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultRunners-up (2000)

Brazil played their first game on 22 July 1986 against the United States, losing 2–1.[2]

The team finished the 1999 World Cup in third place and the 2007 in second, losing to Germany in the final, 2–0. Brazil won the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games, in 2004 and 2008, after getting fourth place in the two previous editions.

Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won the first four editions of the Copa América championship. Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title. In 1998 and 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.

In 2017, the Brazilian Football Confederation's decision to fire head coach Emily Lima sparked protest among the team's players. The dispute evolved into an argument for greater wages and more respect and recognition for the country's female football players. As a result, players such as Cristiane, Rosana, and Francielle announced their retirement from international football, hoping that this decision might make a difference in the years to come.[3][4]

Head coaches

Name Period
Fernando Pires 1991
Ademar Fonseca 1995
Zé Duarte 1996
Wilsinho 1999
Paulo Gonçalves 2003
René Simões 2004
Luiz Antônio 2004–2006
Jorge Barcellos 2007–2008
Kleiton Lima 2008–2011
Jorge Barcellos 2011–2012
Márcio Oliveira 2012–2014
Vadão 2014–2016
Emily Lima 2016–2017
Vadão 2017–2019
Pia Sundhage 2019–Present

Team

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for the 2020 Tournoi de France.[5]

Head coach: Pia Sundhage

The Brazilian Football Confederation does not publish appearance statistics for its female players.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Aline Reis (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 Granadilla
1GK Bárbara (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 Kindermann
1GK Natascha (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 Paris FC

2DF Tamires (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 Corinthians
2DF Letícia Santos (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 1. FFC Frankfurt
2DF Jucinara (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 Levante
2DF Bruna Benites (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 Internacional
2DF Érika (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 Corinthians
2DF Daiane (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 Tacón
2DF Rafaelle (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 Changchun Zhuoyue
2DF Tayla (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 Santos

3MF Thaisa (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 Tacón
3MF Formiga (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Luana (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Andressinha (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 Corinthians
3MF Andressa Alves (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 Roma
3MF Debinha (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 North Carolina Courage
3MF Aline Milene (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 2 1 Ferroviária
3MF Duda (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 São Paulo

4FW Bia Zaneratto (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 82 28 Palmeiras
4FW Cristiane (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 147 96 São Paulo
4FW Ludmila (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 13 1 Atlético Madrid
4FW Marta (captain) (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 154 108 Orlando Pride
4FW Geyse (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 7 0 Madrid CFF

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Luciana (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 Ferroviária v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
GK Letícia Izidoro (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 Corinthians v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
GK Carla (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 São Paulo v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
GK Gabrielli Croco (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 Flamengo v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019

DF Giovanna (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 Avaldsnes IL v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
DF Kathellen (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 Bordeaux v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
DF Fernanda (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 Flamengo v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
DF Isabella Fernandes (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 Palmeiras v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
DF Bruna Calderan (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 Avaí/Kindermann v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
DF Mônica (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 Madrid CFF 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
DF Joyce (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 Granadilla v.  Chile, 1 September 2019

MF Poliana (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991 São José v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
MF Fabiana (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 Internacional v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
MF Chú (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 Changchun Zhuoyue v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
MF Gabi Zanotti (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 Corinthians v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
MF Maria Alves (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 Juventus v.  Poland, 8 October 2019
MF Vitória (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 São Paulo v.  Argentina, 29 August 2019

FW Victória (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 Corinthians v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
FW Millene (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 Corinthians v.  Mexico, 15 December 2019
FW Raquel (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 Sporting CP 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament

  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE: Preliminary squad / standby

Player records

10 most capped players

Active players are shown in bold.
As of 10 March 2020.
Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Formiga 198 29 1995–
2 Marta 154 108 2003–
3 Cristiane 147 96 2003–
4 Rosana 114 17 2000–2017
5 Tamires 103 5 2013–
6 Debinha 97 34 2011–
7 Andréia Suntaque 96 0 1999–2015
8 Andressa Alves 93 17 2012–
9 Fabiana 89 8 2006–
10 Thaisa 86 5 2013–

Top 10 scorers

Active players are shown in bold.
As of 10 March 2020.
Rank Player Goals Caps Goals per game Years
1 Marta 108 154 0.7 2003–
2 Cristiane 96 147 0.65 2003–
3 Roseli 42 45 0.93 1988–2004
Pretinha 67 0.63 1991–2014
5 Debinha 34 97 0.35 2011–
6 Sissi 33 47 0.7 1988–2000
7 Kátia Cilene 29 47 0.62 1995–2007
Formiga 198 0.15 1995–
9 Beatriz 28 82 0.34 2011–
10 Daniela Alves 18 57 0.32 1999–2008

Schedule and results

This is a list of match results from the last 12 months, as well as future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

29 August 2019 Torneio Uber SFBrazil 5–0 ArgentinaSão Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Ludmila  18'
Formiga  34'
Debinha  36'
Érika  59'
Juncos  83' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Edina Batista (Brazil)
1 September 2019 Torneio Uber FBrazil 0–0
(4–5 p)
 ChileSão Paulo, Brazil
13:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Deborah Cecilia (Brazil)
Penalties
Raquel
Mônica
Chú
Bia Zaneratto
Luana
Bruna
Fabiana
Joyce
Lara
Balmaceda
Hidalgo
Pardo
Endler
Roa
Aedo
Toro
5 October 2019 FriendlyEngland 1–2 BrazilMiddlesbrough, England
12:45 England  80' Report Debinha  49', 67' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,238
8 October 2019 FriendlyPoland 1–3 BrazilKielce, Poland
16;15
Report
Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
Attendance: 9340
Referee: Olga Zadinova (Czech Republic)
7 November 2019 Yongchuan TournamentBrazil 4–0 CanadaChongqing, China
16:00
Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
12 December 2019 FriendlyBrazil 6–0 MexicoSão Paulo, Brazil
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
15 December 2019 FriendlyBrazil 4–0 MexicoAraraquara, Brazil
Stadium: Estadio Fonte Luminosa

2020

4 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de FranceNetherlands 0–0 BrazilValenciennes, France
19:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 6,199
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)
7 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de FranceFrance 1–0 BrazilValenciennes, France
21:00 CET Gauvin  55' Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
10 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de FranceBrazil 2–2 CanadaCalais, France
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
8 April 2020 Friendly matchCosta Rica Canceled BrazilSan José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
14 April 2020 Friendly matchUnited States Canceled BrazilSan Jose, California
22:00 ET Cancellation Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium

2021

TBD Olympics GSBrazil vTBDJapan
Report Stadium: TBD
TBD Olympics GSBrazil vTBDJapan
Report Stadium: TBD
TBD Olympics GSBrazil vTBDJapan
Report Stadium: TBD

All time results

As of 11 March 2020; Counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.
Nations First Played P W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Argentina 19951613125310+43 CONMEBOL
 Australia 19881981102730-3 AFC
 Bolivia 19953300271+26 CONMEBOL
 Cameroon 2012110050+5 CAF
 Canada 19962511774625+21 CONCACAF
 Chile 1991141310516+45 CONMEBOL
 China PR 198612561229+13 AFC
 Colombia 19989810424+38 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 20005500201+19 CONCACAF
 Denmark 2007531175+2 UEFA
 Ecuador 19956600532+51 CONMEBOL
 England 2017310234−1 UEFA
 Equatorial Guinea 2011110030+3 CAF
 Finland 1999110031+2 UEFA
 France 200310055815−7 UEFA
 Germany 1995121471328−15 UEFA
 Ghana 2008110051+4 CAF
 Great Britain 2012100101-1 UEFA
 Greece 2004110070+7 UEFA
 Haiti 2003110050+5 CONCACAF
 Hungary 19964400172+15 UEFA
 Iceland 20171100101 UEFA
 Italy 19997610186+12 UEFA
 Jamaica 2007220080+8 CONCACAF
 Japan 1991114251216−4 AFC
 Mexico 1998151401659+56 CONCACAF
 Netherlands 1988632175+2 UEFA
 New Zealand 20078422144+10 OFC
 Nigeria 1999220074+3 AFC
 North Korea 2008220041+3 AFC
 Norway 19888422149+5 UEFA
 Paraguay 20064400172+15 CONMEBOL
 Peru 19983300200+20 CONMEBOL
 Poland 2019110031+2 UEFA
 Portugal 2012220071+6 UEFA
 Russia 19964310132+11 UEFA
 Scotland 19965401213+18 UEFA
 South Africa 20161010000 CAF
 South Korea 19994301103+7 AFC
 Spain 2015320143+1 UEFA
 Sweden 199110523149+5 UEFA
  Switzerland 2015110041+3 UEFA
 Thailand 1988110090+9 AFC
 Trinidad and Tobago 20002200220+22 CONCACAF
 Ukraine 1996110070+7 UEFA
 Uruguay 20064310140+14 CONMEBOL
 United States 19863845292375−52 CONCACAF
 Venezuela 19917700410+41 CONMEBOL

Competition records

World Cup

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991Group stage9th310217
1995Group stage9th310238
1999Third Place3rd6321169
2003Quarter-finals5th421194
2007Runners-up2nd6501174
2011Quarter-finals5th431092
2015Round of 169th430141
2019Round of 1610th420275
2023TBD
Total8/934204106640
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
1991 Group stage17 November JapanW 1–0New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
19 November United StatesL 0–5Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
21 November SwedenL 0–2
1995 Group stage5 June SwedenW 1–0Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
7 June JapanL 1–2Tingvallen, Karlstad
9 June GermanyL 1–6
1999 Group stage19 June MexicoW 7–1Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
24 June ItalyW 2–0Soldier Field, Chicago
27 June GermanyD 3–3Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
Quarter-finals1 July NigeriaW 4–3 aet
Semi-finals4 July United StatesL 0–2Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Third place play-off10 July NorwayD 0–0 (5–4 p)Rose Bowl, Pasadena
2003 Group stage21 September South KoreaW 3–0RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
24 September NorwayW 4–1
27 September FranceD 1–1
Quarter-finals1 October SwedenL 1–2Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
2007 Group stage12 September New ZealandW 5–0Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
15 September China PRW 4–0
20 September DenmarkW 1–0Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
Quarter-finals23 September AustraliaW 3–2Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Semi-finals27 September United StatesW 4–0Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
Final30 September GermanyL 0–2Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
2011 Group stage29 June AustraliaW 1–0Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
3 July NorwayW 3–0Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
6 July Equatorial GuineaW 3–0Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Quarter-finals10 July United StatesD 2–2 (3-5 p)Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
2015 Group stage9 June South KoreaW 2–0Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June SpainW 1–0
17 June Costa RicaW 1–0Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Round of 1621 June AustraliaL 0–1
2019 Group stage9 June JamaicaW 3–0Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
13 June AustraliaL 2–3Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
18 June ItalyW 1–0Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Round of 1623 June FranceL 1–2 (aet)Stade Océane, Le Havre

Olympic Games

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1996Fourth Place4th512278
2000Fourth Place4th520356
2004Runners-up2nd6402154
2008Runners-up2nd6411115
2012Quarter-Finals6th420263
2016Fourth Place4th623193
2020 Qualified
Total6/632156115329

Copa América Feminina

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991Champions1st2200121
1995Champions1st5500441
1998Champions1st6600663
2003Champions1st3300182
2006Runners-up2nd7601304
2010Champions1st7700252
2014Champions1st7511223
2018Champions1st7700312
Total8/844411224818

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2000Runners-up2nd5311223
Total1/95311223

Pan American Games

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1999 Did not compete
2003Champions1st4400142
2007Champions1st6600330
2011Runners-up2nd532062
2015Champions1st5500203
2019 Did Not Qualify
Total4/6201820737

Algarve Cup

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2015Seventh-place match7th421174
2016Runners-up2nd430183
Total2/28512157

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2009Champions1st4400145
2010Runners-up2nd422084
2011Champions1st4301113
2012Champions1st421195
2013Champions1st4310101
2014Champions1st4310113
2015Champions1st4400222
2016Champions1st4400184
2019Runners-up2nd211050
Total8/834266210827

See also

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 1986–1995". RSSSF. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. "Soccer: Cristiane among players to quit Brazilian National Team". Excelle Sports. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. Panja, Tariq (6 October 2017). "Brazil's Women Soccer Players in Revolt Against Federation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "Pia Sundhage convoca Seleção Feminina para disputa do Torneio França" [Pia Sundhage summons Women's Team to dispute France Tournament] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 18 February 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
South American Champions
1991 (First title)
1995 (Second title)
1998 (Third title)
2003 (Fourth title)
Succeeded by
2006 Argentina 
Preceded by
2006 Argentina 
South American Champions
2010 (Fifth title)
2014 (Sixth title)
Succeeded by
Incumbents
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