USA vs Brazil women’s soccer live score, updates, highlights as Rose Lavelle starts for USWNT in SheBelieves Cup
The United States women hope to defend their FIFA World No. 1 ranking as they seek their fifth straight SheBelieves Cup title in the tournament final against Brazil in Frisco, Texas.
The USWNT would secure the top spot simply by securing a draw against No. 9 Brazil, but victory will be the goal as Vlatko Andonovski leads this team ever closer to the 2023 Women’s World Cup this summer.
American rising star Mallory Swanson is this year’s top scorer in the tournament with three goals and all-US draft in the first two games. The United States, too, have not conceded in either of their first two games, dominating Canada in the opener before beating an organized but wasteful Japan.
Brazil defeated Japan 1-0 in the opening match of the round robin tournament, but were beaten 2-0 by Canada last time out after scoring two goals in the second half.
The Sporting News will be following the USA v Brazil game live with updated results, commentary and highlights as they take place.
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USA vs Brazil live score
| 1H | 2H | score | |
| USA | — | — | — |
| Brazil | — | — | — |
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Confirmed Lineups:
USA (4-3-3, right to left): 1st Naeher (GK) — 23rd Fox, 12th Girma, 4th Sauerbrunn, 19th Dunn — 16th Lavelle, 17th Sullivan, 10th Horan — 5th Rodman, 13th Morgan, 9th Swanson.
Brazil (4-4-2, right to left): 1st Lorena (GK) — 5th Tainara, 4th Rafaelle, 14th Lauren, 6th Tamires — 11th Adriana, 17th Borges, 21st Karolin, 20th Nycole — 16th Zaneratto, 9th Debinha.
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USWNT vs Brazil Live Updates, Highlights, Comments
18 minutes to kick: It will be fascinating to see how different the US midfield looks – if anything – with Rose Lavelle back. Obviously she’s a tremendous player, but figuring out how or what’s better/worse with her back is easier said than done. The US midfield played unusual did well against Canada but broke down significantly against Japan’s rigidity. How will they attack Brazil?
41 minutes to pedal: As the 2023 SheBelieves Cup draws to a close, USWNT players offer their hottest takes when asked “What do you think?” Is hot sauce good or bad? Is it okay to wear wrinkled clothes? These are the crucially important topics covered in this hard-hitting video. What do you think?
58 minutes to kick: The lineups are in place and there are no surprises for the United States. Rose Lavelle is back from injury and will start in midfield after missing the first two games of the SheBelieves Cup. Crystal Dunn resumes her place at left-back while Emily Fox shifts to the right to adjust, just as she did against Canada. Becky Sauerbrunn takes over from Alana Cook in central defense after she started the first two games.
For Brazil, Marta remains a banking option. She’s likely to come on with 20 or 30 minutes to go, as she did in the first two games of this competition, but coming back from a cruciate ligament rupture at the age of 37, her country is playing it safe.
75 minutes to kick: It was a really tough SheBelieves Cup for Canada. While the battle for equal pay took place off the field, sixth-placed Canada fell to USA in their opener after being dominated from start to finish and although they scored twice in the second half to beat Brazil they are lying back half to Japan after conceding a penalty five minutes before half-time.
88 minutes to kick: Mallory Swanson may already have secured SheBelieves Cup MVP with her three goals to date, but the 24-year-old can ensure her name is added to an extraordinary list of names by scoring again tonight. And who would bet against them at this point? Swanson has scored seven goals in her last six internationals, easily one of those if not Thecurrently the fittest player in the world.
103 minutes to kick: Also relevant to the USWNT World Cup push is Portugal’s qualification, which the European nation secured in the early hours last night by scoring an injury-time penalty to brush aside Cameroon with a 2-1 score and earn a spot secure the summer tournament, their first-ever participation in a Women’s World Cup. They are placed in Group E along with the United States, Netherlands and Vietnam. Just like the men in December, the US women will be in a group with two European nations.
120 minutes to kick: As this year’s SheBelieves Cup draws to a close today, the USWNT is already looking to the next phase of its preparations for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The next matches will be in April, with just one final window (in June) before the FIFA Summer Tournament remains in Australia and New Zealand.
According to a report today in the Irish Examiner, the US women will play two home games against the Republic of Ireland, with the first game on April 8 in Austin, Texas and the second three days later on April 11 in St Louis, Mo.
Ireland, ranked at No. 23 in the world, will also take part in the Women’s World Cup, which is drawn in Group B alongside co-hosts Australia, Nigeria and Canada. The game is valuable for both teams as they both try to get matches against teams that have a similar profile as their upcoming group stage opponents. The US will give Ireland a great look at a team of similar caliber and structure to Canada, while Ireland give the USWNT a half scout of European group stage opponents Portugal.
The USWNT last played Ireland in 2019, winning 3-0 in a Rose Bowl friendly with goals from Carli Lloyd, Lindsey Horan and Tobin Heath.
Lineups USWNT vs Brazil Team News
Rose Lavalle has missed the first two games after suffering a stroke in training before the tournament, and although coach Vlatko Andonovski still called it a game-time decider, she is finally fit enough to see the field.
The US went along Casey Murphy in the goalkeeper against Japan, but a regular player Alyssa closer returns to win precious minutes ahead of the World Cup. Andonvoski has been adamant about buying Murphy time to keep her busy as a backup option for the national team, but Naeher is No. 1 and gets the nod tonight.
In front, Lynne Williams got time against japan, though Trinity Rodman Reclaims her starting spot after proving to be a strong force in the opener against Canada. Glowing Mallory Swanson is the tournament’s top scorer and will look to increase her total of three goals.
USA confirmed starting lineup (4-3-3): Closer (GK) – Fox, Girma, Sauerbrunn, Sonnett – Lavelle, Sullivan, Horan – Rodman, Morgan, Swanson.
USA Sub (12): Murphy (GK), Franch (GK), Cook, Huerta, Sonnett, Kornieck, Mewis, Sanchez, L. Williams, Rapinoe, Purce, Hatch.
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Brazil’s superstar Martha is the clear leader for her country on and off the field and she will certainly get minutes in this game but it’s unclear if she will start. The 37-year-old came off the bench in the first two games and worked her way back from a cruciate ligament rupture. Head coach Pia Sundhage makes three changes to the squad that lost to Canada Tainara come in along the back line while Bia Zanerato And adriana also enter.
Brazil has many other players at prestigious clubs. defender Raffaelle has 77 caps and plays her club ball at Arsenal, and 24-year-old winger geyser moved to Barcelona last year but has yet to make an appearance for the club.
Some international stars play their club ball domestically in Brazil with Palmeira’s teammates Tamire and Zaneratto, both with triple-digit international total capitalizations. Popular striker Debinawho worked with Marta in the win against Japan, plays for Kansas City Current in the NWSL.
Brazil confirm starting line-up (4-4-2): Lorena (GK) – Tainara, Rafaelle, Lauren, Tamires – Adriana, Borges, Karolin, Nycole – Zaneratto, Debinha.
Brazil Submarines (11): Leticiana (GK), Luciana (GK), Bruninha, Tarciana, Yasmim, Vitoria, Bianchi, Ludmilla, Geyse, Marta, G. Nunes.
How to watch USA vs Brazil in the SheBelieves Cup
- Date: Wednesday February 22nd
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- TV channels (English): TNT
- Stream (English): fuboTV, HBO Max (subscription required)
- TV channels (Spanish): universe
- Streaming (Spanish): fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo
Tonight’s match between the United States and Brazil to conclude the 2023 SheBelieves Cup will be broadcast in English on TNT as part of the new broadcasting rights agreement between US Soccer and Turner Sports. The game will also stream on HBO Max according to the rights deal, with the TNT show also available to stream on fuboTV.
In Spanish, the game will be broadcast from Frisco, Texas on Universo, which is also available on fuboTV. The show will also be available to subscribers of NBC’s premium streaming service Peacock.