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| Nickname(s) | A Seleção (The Selection) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Auriverde (Green-and-Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow) |
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| Association | Brazilian Football Confederation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Marcio de Oliveira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Aline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Marta (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Marta (78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 4  1 |
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 2 (March 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 8 (March 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United States 2–1 Brazil  (Jesolo, Italy; July 22, 1986) |
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Brazil 15–0 Bolivia  (Uberlândia, Brazil; January 18, 1995) Brazil 15–0 Peru  (Mar del Plata, Argentina; March 2, 1998) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States 6–0 Brazil (Denver, United States; September 26, 1999) |
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| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runner up, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South-American Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States.[1]
The team finished the 1999 World Cup in the third place and the 2007 in second, losing to Germany in the final, 2-0. In 1998 and 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.
Brazil won the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games, in 2004 and 2008, after getting fourth place in the two previous editions.
In 2002 and in 2004, Brazil women's U-20 national football team was the fourth placed team in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.
Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won the first four installments of the South-American Championships. Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title.
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World Cup record [edit]
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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 1991 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 1995 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1999 |
Third Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 2003 |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2007 |
Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
 2011 |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 6/6 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 34 |
Sudamericano Femenino record [edit]
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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| 1991 |
Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1995 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
 1998 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
| 2003 |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2006 |
Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
 2010 |
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Total | 6/6 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 13 |
Olympic Games [edit]
- Atlanta 1996 – 4th Place
- Sydney 2000 – 4th Place
- Athens 2004 –
Silver Medal - Beijing 2008 – Silver Medal
- London 2012 – Quarterfinals
- Rio de Janeiro 2016 – Host
Pan American Games record [edit]
- Winnipeg 1999 – Did not compete
- Santo Domingo 2003 –
Champions - Rio de Janeiro 2007 – Champions
- Guadalajara 2011 – Runners up
Current squad [edit]
The following is the Brazil squad in the women's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Coach: Jorge Barcellos
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Recent squads [edit]
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup [edit]
The CBF announced a preliminary squad of 25 players on May 25,[3] which was reduced to the final 21-player squad on June 10.[4]
The ages are as of June 26, 2011.
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2008 Summer Olympics [edit]
All ages are calculated as of August 6, 2008, the opening day of the Olympic women's tournament.
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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup [edit]
All ages are calculated as of September 10, 2007, the opening day of the tournament.
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Notable players [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Brazil national team – Only "A" Matches". RSSSF. May 25, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Feminina: lista final para as Olimpíadas". cbf.com.br (in Portuguese). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Convocação Mundial da Alemanha" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Seleção Feminina definida para a Copa" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brazil women's national football team |
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| 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) |
Succeeded by Incumbents |
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