SAO PAULO — Marta has won the world player of the year award six times but has never won the Women's World Cup in five previous attempts with Brazil. Brazil will be coached at a World Cup by a European for the first time; Pia Sundhage has had nearly four years to transform the team. We are leaving here with a very positive thinking, we will arrive strong at this World Cup. Then the Brazilian squad will head to Australia aiming to go one better than its best-ever finish in eight World Cup appearances: runner-up to Germany in 2007. Brazil's performances in the tournament will also be taken against a political backdrop, with the South American nation among the bidders to host the next edition of the Women's World Cup.

Source: Daily Sun June 27, 2023 07:00 UTC