She did not play in Brazil’s two friendlies against England and Germany in April.īrazil is one of three South American teams in the tournament, along with Argentina and Colombia. She returned to the national team after an 11-month absence in February against Japan. Marta went through surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament last year after injuring her left knee during a club game in the United States. The 37-year-old Marta is playing in her sixth - and possibly last - World Cup for Brazil, which has never won the tournament. One of the best things of this team is that we are flexible and can still keep our confidence.”
“Depending on what is happening out there we have some options. Some of the players just get connected,” the 63-year-old Swedish coach said. You are still a team and you have to build that team. “Let’s say she was the best player in the world. “We have a couple more days to put this team together. I am sure she will give everything,” Sundhage told the AP at Brazil’s training ground in Teresopolis, 95 kilometers (60 miles) outside Rio de Janeiro. The 37-year-old has won FIFA’s world player of the year. “I don’t know whether she will be in the starting lineup. 3m ago Brazil forward Marta is set to play in her sixth Women’s World Cup after being named in the squad for next month’s tournament. Brazil’s first game is against Panama on July 24 in Adelaide. Sundhage does not know how long the six-time FIFA player of the year will be able to play in each match of the tournament that starts next month in Australia and New Zealand. It’s been difficult getting back into match shape, she said, but “the feeling to be back and be here in this environment, doing what I love, it’s like, incredible.TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) - Brazil striker Marta could start the Women’s World Cup on the bench while she continues to recover from a left knee injury, Brazil coach Pia Sundhage said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday. While Brazil was unable to secure a win against Canada in the next round, Marta played more minutes. Four minutes after entering the match, the midfielder set up Debinha’s game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory. Marta sustained a season-ending ACL injury in March 2022 while playing with the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League, resulting in a 327-day absence.īrazil’s opening SheBelieves match against Japan in Orlando was her first match back. “She’s just one of those individuals that can just single-handedly change a game,” Sinclair said. Canada tied the match late, and Marta came back and scored the winning goal.
“I think she deserves every applaud, every ‘great Marta,’ because the way she’s been doing good things for the women’s game is something that I admire,” Sundhage said.Ĭanada star Christine Sinclair remembers playing against Marta before the 2012 Olympics. She also holds the record for the most goals scored in either the men’s or women’s World Cup with 17. Marta is the all-time leading international goal scorer for Brazil with 115 goals. The 37-year-old, who has played in five World Cups, is regarded as one of the greatest female football players of all time.
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