The Brazilian Women’s Under-17 National Team is the champion of the South American category. With a strong start, Brazil defeated Paraguay 5-1 on Sunday night (31) at the Carfem Stadium in Ypané. The team led by Simone Jatobá secured the title undefeated.
This Sunday’s victory in Paraguay is the fifth for the Women’s National Team in the South American Championship. The “Amarelinha” also won in 2010, 2012, 2018, and 2022.
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Earlier, on Thursday (28), Brazil had already secured a spot in the category’s World Cup by drawing with Colombia 2-2 in the second round of the final quadrangular. The World Cup will be held in the Dominican Republic in October.
Before the title decision, Colombia, who defeated Ecuador 4-2, secured the last spot for the World Cup. Ecuador will also compete in the World Cup. At 31 minutes, Sofia sealed the victory by taking advantage of a cross in the area.
The team started off strong. The “Amarelinha” scored the first three goals before 20 minutes into the first half. The first was by Juju Harris at 11 minutes. Then, at 13 minutes, Giovanna Waksman scored the second. She took advantage of a beautiful pass from Juju Harris and scored a beautiful goal. At 20 minutes, Aninha scored Brazil’s third goal.
Paraguay scored early in the second half. The Paraguayan goal was scored at 2 minutes. Brazil did not falter. The team maintained the pace and extended the lead. At 11 minutes, Kalena scored the fourth goal for the team. At 31 minutes, Sofia sealed the victory by taking advantage of a cross in the area.
