Brazil women's national football team

Brazil

Nickname(s)	Seleção (The National Squad) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow)
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)[1]
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 FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 China Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2015 Toronto Team 2011 Guadalajara Team UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima 2023 England

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.

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

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.