Camilla Orlando hails Brazil's winning mentality, unity at U20 World Cup | OneFootball

The Women’s Under-20 National Team closed out the World Cup group stage with a perfect campaign. With three wins in three matches, Brazil finished top of Group B and advanced to the knockout stage with a 100% record. For head coach Camilla Orlando, the mindset of always going for the win and representing the Seleção well has been there since the start of the project. The coach also highlighted the players’ development process and the group’s understanding of the responsibility and privilege of wearing the Brazil shirt in a competition like the World Cup.

“From the very beginning, when we come in to work with the Brazilian National Team, we only think about one thing: winning and representing Brazil well. That’s what we’ve been working on and building, because they are prepared for this, they are being developed to truly represent and become a new generation of athletes who are part of the growth of the sport. They embraced that idea and understand the privilege they have,” she said.

In the final group-stage match, against England, the Brazilian National Team had to show resilience to come from behind and secure a 2-1 victory. After analyzing the team’s performance, Camilla spoke about reading the game and stressed the importance of the different players in the squad in achieving their goals on the pitch.

“I believe we had a good first half. We made a marking mistake in a vulnerable area, we weren’t patient enough to fix it, and we ended up conceding the goal. That’s what we talked about in the dressing room at halftime. The game was there for us, we knew the spaces we needed to attack, and we also knew we had players on the bench who could change the game too. We used the strength of our group. We always talk about the strength of teamwork and that none of us is as good as all of us together, and we carry that as our motto,” she said.

With first place in Group B secured, Brazil now turns its attention to the World Cup knockout stage. The round-of-16 match will be on Wednesday (16) at 10 a.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Katowice. Their opponent will be determined soon.

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