Brazil had arrived in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with high expectations. With Marta preparing for her last dance, the goal was to win the highly desired first star to join the group of world champions. However, their trip to Australia and New Zealand ended sooner than predicted.
The Verdeamarela were knocked out in the group phase, having finished third in zone F below Jamaica and France. They had started off strongly with a comfortable 4-0 win over Panama, but a defeat to Les Bleus (1-2) and a goalless draw against Jamaica sealed their fate. Consequently, Pia Sundhage could lose her job.
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Sundhage’s future in Brazil looks up in the air
According to As, the Brazilian FA (CBF) is not sure that the Swedish coach is the right person to continue at the helm of the women’s national team. Apart from the disappointing result in the World Cup, Ednaldo Rodrigues and company are reportedly worried about other things.
One of the problems they’ve detected is that Sundhage struggled to communicate with her players. Since she has been in charge of Brazil for four years now, they cannot understand how she hasn’t learned Portuguese yet. In addition, they believe the coaching staff has underestimated the group stage games, as they have only asked for a budget to analyze France but not to study Panama or Jamaica. Pia’s lack of reaction against the Caribbean nation, making substitutions late in the match, has also concerned the board.
Brazil’s World Cup didn’t go to plan, which is why the CBF is expected to make a serious analysis about the current coaching staff before making a decision on the team’s future.
