Canada beats Brazil at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team posted a 2:0 victory over Brazil in their second game at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. The Sunday night win at Geodis Park in Nashville moved Canada into second place in the four-nation tournament behind the hosts USA, with Canada’s group finale scheduled for Wednes…

Vanessa Gilles

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team posted a 2:0 victory over Brazil in their second game at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. The Sunday night win at Geodis Park in Nashville moved Canada into second place in the four-nation tournament behind the hosts USA, with Canada’s group finale scheduled for Wednesday 22 February against Japan. In the Sunday victory over Brazil, Vanessa Gilles and Evelyne Viens scored the goals while goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and her backline posted the clean sheet. Kailen Sheridan was also named Gatorade Player of the Match while Canadian forward Janine Beckie made her milestone 100th international “A” appearance.

All of Canada’s matches at the SheBelieves Cup will be broadcast live on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980) as well as online at OneSoccer.ca, through the OneSoccer app and on the fuboTV Canada platform. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANWNT.

MATCH CENTRE & MATCH REPORT : https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-upcoming/?matchId=3374

Bev Post-Match Reaction ?"You look at the kids that came in and started, I thought they did outstanding. I'm proud of the players' performance, they put in a big shift to get this win."@CANWNT #SheBelievesCup pic.twitter.com/b2s19MQn9u — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) February 20, 2023

CANADA SOCCER’S WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada are Olympic champions (Tokyo in 2021), two-time bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016), and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) and four consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2021). At Tokyo 2020, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team became the first Canadian team to win three consecutive medals at the Summer Olympic Games and just the third nation in the world to win three medals in women’s soccer.

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles: the 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Canada have qualified for eight editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all seven editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).

Paulo Senra

Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer

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