Brazil women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | A Seleção (The Selection) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Auriverde (Green-and-Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow) Samba Queens |
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| Association | Brazilian Football Confederation | ||
| Head coach | Kleiton Lima | ||
| Captain | Aline | ||
| Most caps | Marta (71) | ||
| Top scorer | Marta (78) | ||
| FIFA ranking | 3 | ||
| 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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| Biggest win | |||
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 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team |
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team |
| Gold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
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 finished the 2000 Olympic Games in the fourth place, and was the runner-up of the 2004 Olympic Games.
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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[edit] World Cup record
| 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 |
[edit] Sudamericano Femenino record
| 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 |
[edit] Olympic Games
[edit] Pan American Games record
[edit] Recent squads
[edit] 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
The CBF announced a preliminary squad of 25 players on May 25,[2] which was reduced to the final 21-player squad on June 10.[3]
The ages are as of June 26, 2011.
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[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics
All ages are calculated as of August 6, 2008, the opening day of the Olympic women's tournament.
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[edit] 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
All ages are calculated as of September 10, 2007, the opening day of the tournament.
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[edit] Notable players
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Brazil national team – Only "A" Matches". RSSSF. May 25, 2009. http://www.chancedegol.com.br/rsssfbrasil/sel/brazilaw.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Convocação Mundial da Alemanha" (in Portuguese) (Press release). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2011-05-25. http://www.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/2011/5/25/convocacao-mundial-da-alemanha. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Seleção Feminina definida para a Copa" (in Portuguese) (Press release). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2011-06-10. http://www.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/2011/6/10/selecao-convocada. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
[edit] External links
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| Sporting positions | ||
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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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