Brazil face Tanzania in Women’s Under-20 World Cup opener | OneFootball

Brazil’s National Team begins its quest for a first-ever title at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup this Saturday (5) at 10 a.m. Brasília time, in a clash against Tanzania. The match will be played at Bielsko-Biala Stadium in Poland, with live coverage on SporTV and CazéTV.

Brazil and Tanzania have never faced each other in a U-20 World Cup, as this is the African team’s first appearance. Brazil, meanwhile, along with Nigeria and the United States, has never missed the tournament, having taken part in all 12 editions.

Brazil’s best finish at a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was third place, achieved in 2006 and 2022. In 2002 and 2004, the first editions of the tournament, the Canarinho finished in fourth place. In three editions, Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals, and on four occasions it did not get past the group stage (check Brazil’s journey by clicking here).

Clarinha during a U-20 Women’s National Team training session in PolandCredits: Luciana Vermell/CBF

Midfielder Clarinha spoke about the pursuit of a first-ever world title and how the team is approaching the mission of improving on its third-place finish.

“We often say that pressure at youth level is a privilege. We don’t see this as an obligation to fight for third place, because we are here to fight for the title. We have to honor all the girls who finished third and fourth, but do our best to achieve the best result for our generation,” she said.

PREPARATION

The Canarinho began the final stage of preparation on August 26 in Kraków, also in Poland. After a few training sessions, the team coached by Camilla Orlando moved on to Bielsko-Biala, where it wrapped up preparations with a focus on its opener.

GROUP B

Brazil is the top seed in Group B and, besides Tanzania, will also face Canada and England in the first stage of the tournament.

The match against the Canadians will be on Tuesday (8). The clash with England will be on Friday (11). All matches will be played at Bielsko-Biala Stadium at 10 a.m. Brasília time.

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