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Brazil's Debinha, left, her teammate Marta, right, and Canada's Janine Beckie go for a header during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Rifu, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil vs Canada 7/30/2021

Jul. 30, 2021 04:23 AM EDT

Brazil's coach Pia Sundhage watches his team prior to a women's soccer match against Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Miyagi, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Janssen's goal gives Dutch women a 3-3 draw with Brazil

Jul. 24, 2021 09:06 AM EDT

Netherlands gather during the national anthem prior to a women's soccer match against Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Miyagi, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil vs Netherlands 7/24/2021

Jul. 24, 2021 07:33 AM EDT

Brazil's Marta, center, celebrates scoring her side's 3rd goal against China during a women's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Rifu, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Marta scores twice, Brazil routs China 5-0 at Olympics

Jul. 21, 2021 06:26 AM EDT

Brazil's soccer player Marta plays a banjo, as Brazil's head coach Pia Sundhage sings one day before their match against China in Miyagi Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Rifu, Japan, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil vs China 7/21/2021

Jul. 20, 2021 03:29 AM EDT

U.S. forward Carli Lloyd (10) slides on the turf after scoring in the first minute against Jamaica during the first half of their 2021 WNT Summer Series soccer match, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
The U.S. women are the team to beat in Tokyo. Of course.

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 29, 2021 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - Brazil coach Pia Sundhage celebrates during a women's friendly soccer match against Argentina in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, file photo. Sundhage was named Brazil's coach following the 2019 World Cup. She was coach of the United States from 2008-12, then coach of her native Sweden from 2012-17. Sundhage has a talented, deep Olympic roster with five-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta, as well as Debinha and forward Ludmila. Also included is Formiga, who is a seemingly forever-young 43 and has played in a women's record six Olympics.(AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, File)
Argentina vs Brazil 8/29/2019

Jun. 29, 2021 08:39 AM EDT

FILE - Canada head coach Bev Priestman watches players warm up before a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match against Brazil in Orlando, Fla., in this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, file photo. Led by new coach Bev Priestman, Canada's roster includes Christine Sinclair, the all-time top international scorer among men and women. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Brazil vs Canada 2/24/2021

Jun. 29, 2021 08:33 AM EDT

Marta and Formiga will lead Brazil in Olympic women's soccer

Jun. 18, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Marta and Formiga will lead Brazil's women's soccer team at the Tokyo Olympics in what is expected to be their international swansong. ...