Coach Arthur Elias called up 24 players on Monday (2) for their first friendly matches against the Brazilian women’s team. The former Corinthians coach was announced by the CBF in early September.
Brazil will play two friendly matches against Canada on October 28 and 31.
See the list of those called up:
GOALKEEPERS: Lelê (Corinthians), Luciana (Ferroviária) and Camila (Santos)
DEFENDERS: Rafaelle (Orlando Pride), Tainara (Bayern), Kathellen (Real Madrid), Antônia (Levante) and Lauren (Kansas City)
SIDES: Tamires (Corinthians), Yasmin (Corinthians) and Bruninha (Gotham)
INTERMEDIATE FIELDS: Ary Borges (Racing Louisville), Luana (Corinthians), Angelina (OL Reign) and Duda Sampaio (Corinthians)
ATTACKERS: Adriana (Orlando Pride), Kerolin (North Carolina), Geyse (Manchester United), Debinha (Kansas City), Marta (Orlando Pride), Cristiane (Santos), Gabi Portilho (Corinthians), Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras) and Gabi Nunes ( Increase).
View the full list of athletes #Women’s National Team called up for the October friendly matches. Let’s go with everything! 💪🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/yOPOwe5XlM
– Women’s Football Team (@SelecaoFeminina) October 2, 2023
Canada and Brazil were eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup. The Canadians were third in Group B, behind Australia and Nigeria. The women’s team finished third
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