Brazil women fall to Mexico in friendly, finish Fifa Series prep | OneFootball

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·8 March 2026

Brazil women fall to Mexico in friendly, finish Fifa Series prep

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This Saturday, in a preparatory friendly match, the Brazilian women's national team lost 1-0 to Mexico at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, concluding the series of three tests for the first edition of the FIFA Series, a friendly competition to be held in April in Cuiabá.

In the first match, played on the 27th, Brazil defeated Costa Rica 5-2. Then, on Wednesday, they lost 2-1 to Venezuela.


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📋 Match Summary

🟢 MEXICO 1 x 0 BRAZIL 🟡

🏆 Competition: International Friendly 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City (MEX) 📅 Date: March 7, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 8 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

  1. ⚽ Espinoza, 30′ of the 2nd half (Mexico)

Match Highlights

Early in the game, Thaís Ferreira brought down Ovalle in the area and, after a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty to Mexico. Lelê waited until the last moment and saved Bernal's shot.

Still in the first half, Brazil almost scored twice. At 38 minutes, Jheniffer struck hard from the edge of the area, hitting the crossbar. At 47, Tainá Maranhão hit the post after a one-on-one with Barreras.

The winning goal for Mexico came at the 30th minute of the second half. Corral took a corner to the far post, Espinoza won the aerial duel and headed the ball past Lelê.

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