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| 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 | Jorge Luiz Barcellos | ||
| Captain | Aline | ||
| Most caps | Renata Costa (49) | ||
| Top scorer | Marta (47) | ||
| FIFA ranking | 3 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 2 (March 2009) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 8 (March 2007) | ||
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| First international | |||
Brazil  1–2  United States(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 | |||
| Brazil 0–6 United States (Denver, USA; September 26, 1999) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Runner up, 2007 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Runner up, 2004 | ||
| South-American Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team |
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Team |
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| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team |
| Gold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's 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. 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.
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World Cup record
Sudamericano Femenino record
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Olympic Games
Pan American Games record
Recent squads
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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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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See also
References
- ^ "Brazil national team - Only "A" Matches". RSSSF. May 25, 2009. http://www.chancedegol.com.br/rsssfbrasil/sel/brazilaw.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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