Brazil Rides Debinha Goal To 1-0 Win Over Japan To Opwn The 2023 Shebelieves Cup, Presented By Visa
ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2023) - The Brazil Women’s National Team kicked of the eighth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa, with a hard-earned 1-0 win against Japan in the first game of the day at Exploria Stadium. Brazil legend Marta, who is back from an ACL injury, made a triumphant return to the side by setting up Debinha’s game-winning goal that gave Brazil the win.
In the teams’ only previous SBC meeting, Japan walked away 3-1 winners in 2019 – a game in which Debinha also scored for Brazil – but the perennial Asian power was not able to capitalize on its slight offensive advantage this time around, putting only one of their 13 shots on target. Brazil put five of their nine total shots on goal. Read More..