Cris Gambaré was emotional about winning the FIFA SeriesCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF
Cris Gambaré, coordinator of Brazil’s Women’s National Teams, was emotional about winning the FIFA Series on Saturday night (18), after Brazil’s 1-0 victory over Canada. On the pitch at Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, she highlighted the significance the tournament had achieved and its goal of promoting women’s football, while also celebrating the title “at home.”
“Representing Brazil in a tournament on our home soil, which is already a beginning and a warm-up for the World Cup, is sensational, and I’m very happy. The players know that we have to build a story. We had 13,000 people and managed to reach exactly who we wanted: the fans, the other national teams and women’s football,” she said.
“I’m very happy and emotional. It’s the beginning of a new story in Brazil, in our home. I’m sure the little seed planted here in Mato Grosso will remain,” she added.
Cris Gambaré and Yasmim celebrate the FIFA Series titleCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/CBF
She spoke about the challenge of hosting the FIFA Series, whose edition in Brazil was held at Arena Pantanal, a stadium that hosted the 2014 World Cup, the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil. She also said that the legacy left by the tournament for young players from Mato Grosso could raise the level of local women’s football, which has representatives in the A1 (Mixto), A2 (Várzea Grande) and A3 (Ação) divisions of the Brazilian Women’s Championship.
“It was our mission to bring an international friendly, in the FIFA model, with so many rules, and we were able to deliver at the right level, in a state that still does not have continuity in women’s football. They are doing initial work and already have clubs in the A1, A2 and A3 divisions,” she said.
“I leave here very grateful, very happy, and I know we will still have many emotions ahead. We still have a lot to do before the World Cup, but everything is very well planned. I’m counting on the fans; we will still be very happy in our home,” she concluded.
In its FIFA Series campaign, Brazil thrashed South Korea 5-1, beat Zambia 6-1, and closed the tournament with a 1-0 win over Canada.
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