Brazil wrap up preparations for China in U-17 World Cup quarter-finals

Brazil’s U-17 Women’s National Team wrapped up preparations on Saturday morning (31) for their quarter-final clash against China at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The match will take place this Sunday (1) at 3 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Mohammed VI Women’s Football Complex in Morocco. In their final session before the decisive clash, head coach Rilany Silva led the team through intensive movement and positioning drills, focusing on tactical adjustments for the match. The coaching staff also paid special attention to set pieces and penalties, preparing the squad for different scenarios and situations that could arise during the game. Head coach Rilany Silva leads the U-17 National Team’s final training session before Sunday’s (01) clash against China Credits: Fábio Souza / CBF After training, forward Letícia Pinho reflected on Brazil’s World Cup campaign and highlighted the mental strength the team showed in reaching the quarter-finals. “When we talk about the World Cup, we immediately think of the challenge and have lots of questions about how it will go. But we responded really well in the first three games, managed to impose our style of play and show what Brazil is all about. In our last match, we also showed a lot of mental strength in a game that really demanded it,” she said. Speaking about Sunday’s opponents, China, Pinho stressed that Brazil will need to be mindful of the Asian team’s defensive organization and ability to exploit counterattacks. “China defend very well so they can hit you on the counterattack. So we’ve studied them very carefully to be able to counter that strength,” she explained. Confident ahead of the clash, the forward said Brazil would take an attacking approach as they look to secure a place among the world’s top four teams and keep their dream of a first-ever title alive. “The group is very well prepared, mentally and physically. Everything is in place for us to go out there and secure qualification. We’re very confident. We’ll go on the attack because we know how important this game is to stay in the competition and win our first-ever title,” Pinho concluded. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.