Welcome to this special edition of Goalside Gossip where we prepare you for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup in Atlanta Georgia!

The SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa, is just one part of U.S. Soccer’s SheBelieves initiative to inspire and empower women and girls to achieve their goals in sport and beyond. The tournament, which will feature six total games, was first played in 2016. The USA won the inaugural edition, France took top honors in 2017, the USA won again in 2018, England finished first in 2019 and the USA returned to the top of the podium in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The tournament format for the 2023 SheBelieves Cup is the same as the first seven years. The winner will be determined by total points (three for a win, one for a draw), with the first tiebreaker being overall goal difference, followed by goals scored, then head-to-head result. If teams are still tied, the next tiebreaker will be the Fair Play ranking based on yellow and red cards. Each team is allowed six substitutes per game over three sub opportunities and two concussions subs, if necessary. Halftime subs, concussion substitutions and/or additional substitutions due to an opponent’s concussion sub do not count against the three opportunities limit.

In this edition, we prepare you with everything you need to know about the upcoming matchup between Canada and Brazil!

Team Preview: Canada

CANADA DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB COUNTRY/CLUB)

​​GK- Sabrina D’Angelo | ENG / Arsenal FC ​ ​
​​GK- Lysianne Proulx | AUS / Bay FC ​ ​
​​GK- Kailen Sheridan | USA / San Diego Wave FC ​ ​
​​D- Kadeisha Buchanan | ENG / Chelsea FC ​ ​
​​D- Gabrielle Carle | USA / Washington Spirit ​ ​
​​D- Vanessa Gilles | FRA / FCF Olympique Lyonnais ​ ​
​​D- Ashley Lawrence | ENG / Chelsea FC ​ ​
​D- Jade Rose | USA / Harvard University ​ ​
​D- Bianca St-Georges | USA / North Carolina Courage ​
​​D- Shelina Zadorsky | ENG / West Ham United FC ​ ​
​M- Simi Awujo | USA / University of Southern California ​ ​
​​M- Jessie Fleming | USA / Portland Thorns ​ ​
​​M- Julia Grosso | ITA / Juventus FC ​ ​
​​M- Quinn ​ | USA / Seattle Reign FC ​ ​
​M- Desiree Scott | USA / Kansas City Current ​
​​M/F- Olivia Smith | POR / Sporting CP ​ ​
​F- Janine Beckie | USA / Portland Thorns ​ ​
​F- Jordyn Huitema | USA / Seattle Reign FC ​ ​ ​
​​F- Cloé Lacasse | ENG / Arsenal FC ​ ​
​​F- Clarissa Larisey | SWE / BK Häcken FF ​ ​
​​F- Adriana Leon | ENG / Aston Villa WFC ​ ​
​​F- Deanne Rose | ENG / Leicester City FC ​ ​
​​F- Evelyne Viens | ITA / AS Roma 

Team Preview: Brazil

BRAZIL DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB COUNTRY/CLUB)

GK- Gabi Barbieri | BRA / Flamengo
​​GK- Lorena | BRA / Grêmio
​​GK- Tainá | BRA / América-MG
​​D- Tarciane | BRA / Corinthians​ ​
​​D- Lauren | USA / Kansas City
​​D- Antonia | ESP / Levante UD ​ ​
​​D- Thais Ferreira | ESP / Tenerife ​ ​
​D- Tamires | BRA / Corinthians ​ ​
​D- Yasmim | BRA / Corinthians ​
​​D- Fernanda Palermo | BRA / Palmeiras ​ ​
​M- Ana Vitória | ESP / Atletico de Madrid ​ ​
​​M- Luana | USA / Orlando Pride
​​M- Angelina | USA / Orlando Pride
​​M- Duda Sampaio | BRA / Corinthians
​M- Lais Estevam | BRA / Palmeiras
​​M/F- Yaya | BRA / Corinthians​
​F- Jaque | BRA / Corinthians
​F- Jheniffer | BRA / Corinthians ​ ​ ​
​​F- Gabi Portilho | BRA / Corinthians
​​F- Cristiane | BRA / Flamengo ​ ​
​​F- Priscila | BRA / Internacional ​
​​F- Marta | USA / Orlando Pride
​​F- Ludmilla | ESP / Atletico de Madrid 

Matchup Preview

The upcoming match between Canada and Brazil in the SheBelieves Cup is expected to be closely contested, with odds favoring Canada at +110 for a 90-minute victory. However, a tie after 90 minutes is also seen as a probable outcome. Both teams are closely ranked, with Canada at ninth and Brazil at tenth in the FIFA women's world rankings. Their recent performances in major tournaments have been similar, both experiencing early exits from the 2023 Women's World Cup and finishing first and second in the 2024 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. In their last two encounters, they split a pair of friendly matches, indicating that this match might require more than 90 minutes to determine a winner.

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