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Canada's Women's Soccer Squad Shows Fight, Desire in 1-0 Loss to Brazil: Coach

Aline Gomes scored in the 47th minute as Brazil held Canada scoreless and finished the FIFA Series with three wins.

  • On Saturday in Cuiabá, Canada's women's soccer team fell 1-0 to Brazil in the FIFA Series finale, with Aline Gomes scoring in the 47th minute.
  • The tournament serves as preparation for November's CONCACAF W Championship, a qualifier for the 2027 World Cup and 2028 Olympics. Coach Casey Stoney emphasized building team culture during the series.
  • Canada nearly equalized in the 64th minute when Evelyne Viens hit the post, and Brazil played with 10 players after Ary Borges received a red card in the 82nd minute. Despite numerical advantage, Canada failed to score.
  • Coach Stoney said the team "had to show a different side of themselves tonight" and demonstrated "grit and determination" despite the loss. She emphasized the squad "just have to score" to succeed.
  • Canada opened the tournament with a 4-0 victory over Zambia on April 11, but the team played this finale without star defender Jade Rose, suspended after a red card against South Korea on Tuesday.
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Canada's women's soccer squad shows fight, desire in 1-0 loss to Brazil: coach

Casey Stoney believes Canada’s women’s soccer team showed a new facet of themselves on Saturday.

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Canada’s women’s soccer squad shows fight, desire in 1-0 loss to Brazil: coach

Casey Stoney believes Canada's women's soccer team showed a new facet of themselves on Saturday.

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Canada falls 1-0 to Brazil in FIFA Series finale

CUIABÁ - Canada's women's soccer team fell 1-0 to Brazil in the finale of their 2026 FIFA Series campaign on Saturday.

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Brazil can win another title this Saturday, the second of the "Era Arthur Elias". At 10:30 pm (from Brasília), in the Pantanal Arena, the women's selection faces Canada for the last round of the Fifa Series, being able to tie up to celebrate the tournament champion. The game will be broadcast by TV Globo, Sportv and GeTV. During the campaign, the selection won South Korea for 5 to 1 and Zambia for 6 to 1. Already the Canadians, won with less tim…

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canadiansoccerdaily.com broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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