Brazil earned a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football. The Olympic Brazil Squad 2024 took on Nigeria, Japan and Spain in the group stage. Brazil continued to the quarter-final as one of the best third-placed teams. Their next opponent France was a tough one, but Portilho secured the victory for the team. Next wsa a spectacular win over Spain that led Brazil to the finals. Emma Hayes with the USA was the next opponent. One that was too strong. Find out exactly what players accompanied Marta during her last big tournament.
The Olympics women’s football started on Thursday the 25th of July with matches across all the groups. Brazil faced Nigeria, Japan and Spain in group C. It’s one of the toughest groups with the World Champion Spain in it. Let’s have a look at the Olympic Brazil Squad for Paris 2024.
Olympic Brazil Squad 2024
The following players are selected Arthur Elias, the head coach of the Brazilian women’s football team. A few surprises; Kerolin has been out with an ACL injury for 8 months now and it’s Marta’s last international tournament. The brilliant football player is headed for her sixth Olympic games. The most noticeable player that is NOT on the roster is Debinha. She was there during the World Cup 2023 under Pia Sundhage but did not make the cut this time.
Goalkeepers: Lorena, Tainá
Defenders: Tarciane, Rafaelle, Thais Ferreira, Antônia, Tamires, Yasmin.
Midfielders: Ana Vitória, Duda Sampaio, Yayá.
Forwards: Adriana, Gabi Nunes, Gabi Portolho, Jheniffer, Kerolin, Marta, Ludmila.
Alternates: Luciana, Lauren, Angelina, Priscila.
Another missing player from the Olympic Brazil Squad is the 39-year-old Cristiane. She was also not selected for the World Cup and did not make the roster this time. Arthur Elias will talk to the veteran about his choices. He told the media that it was mostly due to the small squad numbers that are allowed. Elias took over from Pia Sundhage in 2023. Since then Brazil played 19 matches, winning 13.
Schedule before the tournament
The FIFA international window was between the 8th and 16th of July. All teams started preparations, some with EURO 2025 qualifiers, others with international friendlies. Brazil played their first match against Nigeria on the 25th of July.
Group Stage Schedule Brazil
The Olympic Brazil Squad 2024 is in Group C with Japan, Nigeria and Spain. After being on of the best third-place teams they continued to the quarter-finals. Here they played against France and won by 0-1. Brazil played matches on the following dates:
- Thursday the 25th of July 19:00 Nigeria vs Brazil – Result: 0-1
- Sunday the 28th of July 17:00 Brazil vs Japan – Result: 1-2
- Wednesday the 31st of July 17:00 Brazil vs Spain – Result: 0-2
- Saturday 3rd of August 21:00 France vs Brazil – Result: 0-1
- Tuesday the 6th of August 21:00 CEST Brazil vs Spain – Result: 4-2
- Saturday 10th of August 17:00 CEST Brazil vs USA – Result: 0-1
Where can I watch Brazil Women’s Football Olympics 2024?
- HBO Max
- ARD/ZDF in Germany.
- BBC in the United Kingdom
- Discovery, Eurosport across Europe.
- France Télévisions in France.
- SuperSport in South Africa.
- Channel 9 and Stan Sport in Australia.
- NBC and Peacock in the United States.
- SKY NZ in New Zealand.
- Fuji TV/NHK/Nippon TV/TBS/TV Asahi/TV Tokyo in Japan.
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