Brazil National Team players celebrate the victory over England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
Brazil defeated England 2-1 in comeback fashion on Friday morning (11) at Bielsko-Biala Stadium in Poland and finished the group stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record. After falling behind in the first half, the team showed strength in the second and secured all three points with goals from Clarinha, from the penalty spot, and Gisele in stoppage time.
Having qualified with one match to spare, the Canarinho advances to the round of 16 as the leader of Group B. In three matches, Brazil earned nine points, three wins (4-1 over Tanzania and 3-0 over Canada), scored nine goals, and conceded only two.
In the next round, Brazil will face the third-place team from Groups A, C, or D. The match will be played next Wednesday (16) at Arena Katowice in Katowice at 10 a.m. (Brasília time).
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The match
The game began evenly, with pressure from both sides and a few notable chances. In the 10th minute, from a long ball by center back and captain Ana Beatriz, Brendha, from midfield, put the ball at Nogueira’s feet, and she drove forward, leaving three defenders behind, but her shot was stopped by the England goalkeeper.England took the lead in the 30th minute after a one-two and a low cross-shot inside the box from the left. Forward Lily Dent, unmarked, scored the goal. England kept pressing, but the Brazilian defense managed to clear the danger.
Clarinha, from the penalty spot, scored Brazil’s equalizer before the comeback against England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
Brazil came back for the second half with a few changes. Emilly, Nogueira, and Gio Canali came off for Kaylane, Vitorinha, and Evelin, and the substitutions quickly paid off. In the 12th minute, Evelin broke into the penalty area, left the England defense on the ground, and shot at goal. The No. 17 narrowly missed the target.
In the 27th minute, Brendha was brought down inside the box. The referee did not initially call a foul, but after a VAR review, a penalty was awarded. Clarinha stepped up and gave goalkeeper Cox no chance, leveling the score.
With the scoreline seemingly set, Brazil refused to settle for anything less than a win. Forward Gisele sprinted from Brazil’s defense into attack, combined with Evelin, and surged down the side of the box. Despite the tight angle, she found a chance to shoot into the corner, almost from no angle at all, to put Brazil ahead in the 50th minute.
In the final minutes, Gisele once again hit a powerful shot and forced a great save from England goalkeeper Cox. Full-time brought Brazilian celebrations and a perfect record in the competition!
Gisele scored Brazil’s winning goal against England in the final round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stageCredits: Daniela Porcelli - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
MATCH DETAILS
Brazil 2 : 1 EnglandCompetition: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Venue: Bielsko-Biala Stadium, Poland
Goals: Dent (31'), Clarinha (30' 2nd half), and Gisele (50' 2nd half)
Yellow cards: Nogueira and Bianca
Referee: Alyssa Pennington (United States). Assistants: Jassett Kerr-Wilson (Jamaica) and Meghan Mullen (United States). VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand).
BRAZIL: Elu; Sofia Couto, Ana Beatriz and Bianca (Thay); Emilly Lucas (Kaylane), Nogueira (Vitorinha), Dudinha (Gisele) and Clarinha; Brenda, Gio Canalli (Evelin) and Aninha. Head coach: Camilla Orlando.
ENGLAND: Cox; Bose, Sarwie, Shaw, Wellesley-Smith and Maltby; Cruft (Hylton), Klinger and Brown (Jones); Ademiluyi and Dent (Dryry). Head coach: Lydia Bedford.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.
