CUIABA, Brazil — Canada’s women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Brazil in the finale of their 2026 FIFA Series campaign on Saturday.
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.
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 Jayde Rivere 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.