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Canada’s women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Brazil in the finale of their 2026 FIFA Series campaign on Saturday in Cuiaba, Brazil.
Playing in front of a home crowd, seventh-ranked Brazil controlled play through much of the match but couldn’t get a ball past Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan until the 47th minute when Aline Gomes fired a shot into the top-right corner of the net off a scramble.
Brazil defeats the Canadian women’s soccer team 1-0 to sweep FIFA Series 2026. Canada finishes the tournament with two victories (Zambia and South Korea) and one loss.
The South American nation went down to 10 players in the 82nd minute after Ary Borges was sent off with her second yellow card of the night following a hard tackle on Jessie Flemming.
Canada made use of the extra space and created chances, including a shot from D.B. Pridham at the corner of the six-yard box, but failed to score.
The Canadians were playing without Jade Rose after the star defender was sent off with a red card in the country’s 3-1 win over South Korea on Tuesday.
Canada, ranked ninth in the world, opened the tournament with a 4-0 victory over Zambia on April 11.
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