Brazil women's national football team
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 eight editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing as runner-up in 2007, and nine editions of the Copa América Femenina.
| Nickname(s) | Seleção (The National Squad) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow) | ||
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| Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Arthur Elias | ||
| Captain | Rafaelle Souza | ||
| Most caps | Formiga (234) | ||
| Top scorer | Marta (115) | ||
| FIFA code | BRA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 10 1 (15 March 2024) | ||
| Highest | 2 (March – June 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 11 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2007) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Silver medallist (2004, 2008) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2000) | ||
Medal record | |||
Brazil played their first game on 22 July 1986 against the United States, losing 2–1.
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 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.