The Brazilian women’s team, led by Pia Sundhage, is confirmed for the tournament SheBelieves Cup, which will take place from February 16 to 23, in the United States. In addition to the Canarians, the North Americans, Canadians and Japanese will also compete.

The four nations will take part in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. In this context, the tournament will be a form of preparation for the World Cup.

Participating teams from SheBelieves Cup are ranked among the top 11 in the world, with the United States in first place, Canada in sixth, Brazil in ninth and Japan in eleventh.

By the way, the Japanese will be the first opponents of Brazil, the 16th, at the Exploria stadium, in Orlando, at an hour to be defined. The team then faces Canada on the 19th and, finally, the United States on the 22nd.

SheBelieves Cup 2023 duels. (Photo: Reproduction)

The format of the competition will be the same as the previous seven years, with teams competing in three double events.

The winner of the tournament will be determined by total points (three for a win, one for a draw), with the first tiebreaker being overall goal difference, followed by the highest total goals, then the face-to-face. face and finally the Fair Play ranking, if necessary.

Tournament SheBelieves Cup it was first played in 2016. The United States won the inaugural edition and France took top honors in 2017.

The Americans won again in 2018 and England finished first in 2019, but the United States returned to the top step of the podium in 2020, Andonovski’s first title, and won the top prizes in 2021 and 2022.

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