Aline Gomes on adapting to Mexican football and Brazil at FIFA Series

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·9 April 2026

Aline Gomes on adapting to Mexican football and Brazil at FIFA Series

Aline Gomes celebrated her second consecutive call-up to the Brazil Women’s National Team in an interview with CBF TV after training this Wednesday (8) at CT Manoel Dresch in Cuiabá. At 20 years old, the forward is getting the run with the Canarinho that she had hoped for, in order to show her game and feel an emotion that “there’s no way to explain.”

“I’m very happy. It’s the first time this year that I’ve come in for two consecutive call-ups, and that’s a source of great pride and happiness for me and my family. Being here in Brazil with this wonderful group of players—I’ve already played against and alongside some of them—and seeing everyone again to do this work for the national team is something you just can’t explain. You have to be here every day to feel it,” she celebrated.

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Since joining Pachuca in Mexico in January this year, she said she went through a “difficult” adaptation process to a new league. Aline left the North Carolina Courage, where she had played since July 2024, to move to Mexican soccer, which now features several Brazilians.

“At first it was a difficult adjustment, because going from the United States to Mexico is a big difference. But the way people embraced me and have treated me since day one made all the difference. I’ve been there for two months and already feel like I’ve been there a long time. I’m fitting in better with the style of play and managing to play better. I started this year on the right foot and I’m feeling really good,” said the player developed at Ferroviária.

Aline Gomes during a Women’s National Team training session in Cuiabá for the FIFA SeriesCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF

Young in age and experienced in her career, the São Paulo native from Tabatinga has positioned herself as one of the candidates for a place on the national team since 2023, when she was called up for the Finalissima against England and a friendly against Germany. At the Women’s World Cup, she was one of the three alternates chosen by the coaching staff and gained important experience that now helps her wear the Canarinho shirt.

Aline Gomes has made eight appearances for the senior national team and is still searching for her first goal. In the youth national teams, she won the South American U-17 Championship in 2022, the same year she also played in the U-17 World Cup and was part of the historic third-place finish at the U-20 World Cup. She also won the CONMEBOL U-19 Development League in 2023.

This time, she was one of the 26 players chosen by coach Arthur Elias for the FIFA Series, a tournament that will begin next Saturday (11) in Cuiabá and includes the national teams of South Korea, Zambia, and Canada.

“We know how difficult all of them will make it for us, but with the work we do every day, there’s no way our expectations can be anything but the best possible, especially at home and with our fans pushing and supporting us from start to finish. Everything is in place for three very good matches, and I hope and believe we’ll come away with victories in all three,” she concluded.