Women's team called up for two friendlies against Australia

The Brazilian women’s football team, silver medal at the Paris Olympicswas called up this Tuesday afternoon (12) for the last two friendlies of the year away from home against Australia, which hosted the Women’s World Cup last year. The new addition to the list of 23 players named by coach Arthur Elias is goalkeeper Claudia Oliveira, from Juventude-RS, who this year gained access to Series A1 (elite) of the Brazilian Women’s Championship next year. Brazil’s first match, currently number 8 in the rankings, against Australia (15th in the FIFA rankings) will take place on November 25th in Brisbane, and six days later in Gold Coast. In the last World Cup, Australia finished in fourth place, after losing to Sweden, 2-0, in the match for third place. On that occasion, the Brazilians, led by then coach Pia Sundhage, stopped in the group stage. Women's team called up for two friendlies against Australia

Anyone who isn’t like this about Claudia’s call-up is crazy 🧤🇧🇷

Goalkeeper Jaconera was called up by coach Arthur Elias for Brazil’s friendly games against Australia. She was the first Juventude player to be called up to the main Brazilian Women’s Team.… pic.twitter.com/l6CaGu9Bm0

— EC Juventude (@ECJuventude) November 12, 2024

“Cláudia deserves it for what she has been doing in the last two years, we also currently follow her in the Gaucho championship, she has played great games, for everything. Because we see in her, technically and physically, the behaviors she showed, how much she has evolved in the last two years, we understood with Edson [preparador de goleiras] and our committee believes that she is a player who fits into this projection profile. We want to get to know her up close and give her an opportunity, even with the short time we will have in Australia, but that can inspire her, other goalkeepers, other players.”, pointed out Arthur Elias during the press conference after the call-up.

Amid the process of observing young athletes who have not yet had the chance to wear hopscotch, already thinking about the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, Arthur Elias stated that he will first prioritize the Copa América, scheduled for the period July 12 to August 2, 2025, in Ecuador.

“What is clear is that these two call-ups, Colombia and Australia now, are forward looking, and whoever obviously takes advantage will also be in the next one along with other players, who will probably return or be on the lists, in the three call-ups before of the final squad for the Copa América. We go with the best we have, the right players to win”, said the coach during the press conference.

23 athletes. The list is complete! 📋

Another chapter of our history being written. Check out the players who will represent the #Women’s National Team in friendlies against Australia. Let’s go with everything! 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/mjXSftglle

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The coach kept most of the players listed in the October friendlies against Colombia, in Cariacica (ES), in this Tuesday’s squad (12). The Brazilians drew their first in 1 to 1 and then applied 3 to 1 in South American rivals. On that occasion, defender Isa Hass (Internacional) and striker Gio Queiroz (Atlético de Madrid) had an excellent performance among the 12 new players called up for the post-silver team in Paris. Both found the net in the victory against the Colombians.

“It is very clear to me that from the first call up next year, our main mission is to think more in the short term, which is the Copa América, a competition that the Brazilian team has an obligation to win because it gives us the Olympic place for the next Olympics [Los Angeles 2028]Brazil has always participated and will also participate in the next one, so we have this objective. And when it comes to football, we need to prepare very well: South American football has evolved, the nature of the competition, one game can only take it out of place. I understand very well the responsibility of the Copa América. Then we will have a longer period for the [preparação para] the World Cup”, said Arthur Elias.

In the retrospective of clashes between Brazil and Australia, the opponents have the upper hand, with nine victories. Brazil has six victories, and the rest of the matches (two) were draws.