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Brazil Women's Team Receives 8 Red Cards in Friendly Against USA
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Brazil Women's Team Receives 8 Red Cards in Friendly Against USA

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. women's national team defeated Brazil 1-0 in a friendly match, with the only goal being an own goal by Brazil's Isabela Chagas.
  • The match was marred by excessive physicality, resulting in eight red cards issued to the Brazilian team, including their head coach and several players.
  • Both U.S. players and coach expressed disappointment with Brazil's unsportsmanlike conduct, hoping for better representation of the sport in future tournaments.

The U.S. women's national team secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Brazil in a friendly match on June 10, 2026, played in front of 55,744 spectators. The decisive goal came in the 63rd minute when U.S. forward Sophia Wilson's shot deflected off Brazilian defender Isabela Chagas and into the net, marking an unfortunate own goal for the hosts.

However, the match was overshadowed by a shocking display of unsportsmanlike conduct from the Brazilian side. The game was repeatedly interrupted by rough fouls, culminating in a total of eight red cards being shown to the Brazilian team. Head coach Arthur Elias and three staff members were ejected late in the second half.

I hope this is not the image of a World Cup final. I have never coached a game with so many red cards. I think it started with the leaders' behavior.

โ€” Emma HayesU.S. women's national team coach, criticizing Brazil's conduct during the match.

Further disciplinary actions saw Brazilian forward Bia Zaneratto receive a second yellow card for pushing U.S. player Emily Sonnett in stoppage time. Her teammate Tarciane was then shown a straight red card for an elbow to Wilson's head. After the final whistle, two more Brazilian players, Kerolin and Ludmila, were sent off.

U.S. coach Emma Hayes criticized Brazil's behavior, stating, "I hope this is not the image of a World Cup final. I have never coached a game with so many red cards. I think it started with the leaders' behavior." U.S. midfielder Lindsey Heaps echoed these sentiments, expressing a desire for more "beautiful football" and less "ugly" play as the 2026 World Cup approaches.

World Cup 2026 has come near and I hope there will be more football matches, not ugly like this. I hope this sport will return to being beautiful football.

โ€” Lindsey HeapsU.S. women's national team midfielder, expressing disappointment with the match's physicality.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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