The women's team will make their debut at the SheBelieves Cup in America in April

The Brazilian women's team, which has already qualified for the Paris Olympics, will participate in the traditional tournament SheBelieves Cup, In the US, April 1 to 9 (FIFA date period). CBF confirmed the country's presence in the tournament this Friday (19). Currently ranked 11th in the world, Brazil will compete with the USA for second place in the FIFA rankings, Canada (10th) and Japan (8th).

“This is a traditional tournament in the Brazil team's calendar. For me, it will be very important to play two games against very high teams before the Olympic Games. It will serve as one of the last evaluations of our athletes to make the team that will be in the Olympics, and we will closely monitor the opponents who will definitely be in the Olympic knockout stage. Let's watch,” said Arthur Elias, coach. In the women's team that won the Copa America last year.

Shebelieves' debut will be against Canada on April 6 at 5:30 pm (Brasilia time) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. On the same day, at 2:30 p.m., Japan and the United States face off at the same venue.

“Canada is a very interesting team for us to face because they can change their game structure a lot and have experienced and qualified players. This prepares us for the elimination tournament. It will definitely be another balanced fight,” predicted Elias.

The teams that win the opening games will compete for the title on April 9 in Columbus. Other teams will fight for third place.