Brazil women's national football team

Brazil
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 coachArthur Elias
CaptainRafaelle Souza
Most capsFormiga (234)
Top scorerMarta (119)
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 8 Increase 1 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest2 (March – June 2009)
Lowest11 (September 2019; December 2023)
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
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best resultSilver Silver medalists (2004, 2008, 2024)
Copa América
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultRunners-up (2000)

The Brazil women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira Feminina de futebol) represents Brazil in international women's football and is run by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It has participated in all nine editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing as runner-up in 2007, and nine editions of the Copa América Femenina.

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

The team finished third in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and runners-up in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing to Germany in the final.

Brazil has won the silver medal three times in the Olympic Games, in 2004, 2008 and 2024.

Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won eight out of the nine editions of the Copa América championship. Since 1999, they have been contenders for the World title. In 1998 and 1999, the team finished as the runners-up at the Women's U.S. Cup.

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup; marking the first time that South America has hosted the tournament.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1986–1995". RSSSF. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.