The women’s futsal final has ended. Portugal lost 3-0. The Brazilian team is the world champion. The Women’s Futsal World Cup final took place at the PhilSports Arena, in Manila, Philippines.
Portugal has never beaten Brazil, which has not lost a game in three years, and the trend has continued.
In the last place on the World Championship podium was three-time European champion Spain, who today beat Argentina 5-1.
On Friday, Portugal secured their presence in the final by beating Argentina 7-1, maintaining a 100% winning streak in the competition. The opponent is now Brazil, after the ‘yellow and green’ team beat Spain 4-1.
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The women’s World Cup is the only official competition that Portugal is missing, after the men’s teams have already won the European Championship, World Cup and Finals as seniors, in addition to the under-19 European Championship. For the women’s team, this will be the third international final, after defeats in the 2019 and 2023 European Championships, both against Spain, in Gondomar.
In the first final, Spain won 4-0, in an unbalanced game. In 2023, the balance was complete, with a decision only on penalties (4-1), after a three-way draw in regular time.
History of finals and Iberian rivalry
Of the 10 international finals played by Portugal, Spain were opponents on eight occasions, including Portugal’s debut in 2010, at the European Championship in Hungary, with Spain’s 4-2 victory. Revenge arrived in 2018, also in Hungary, with a 3-2 Portuguese victory in extra time, in a game marked by Ricardinho’s injury and Bruno Coelho’s decisive goal.
Since then, the men’s team has not lost a final again, adding titles at the World Cup in Lithuania (2021), the European Championship in the Netherlands (2022) and the Finalíssima (2022), in addition to the under-19 European Championship.
The final of the Women’s World Cup will be the second decision of the year for Portugal, after the triumph in the under-19 European Championship, again against Spain, 4-3, after extra time, with a decisive goal from Eduardo Tchuda in the final moments.
Now with Spain getting in the way, the final will be in Portuguese against the Brazilian team.
Portugal-Brazil promises spectacle in the World Cup final
The Portuguese women’s futsal team is preparing to compete, this Sunday, in the final of the first edition of the World Championship, against Brazil, in Manila. The team led by Luís Conceição seeks to win the only official title the country lacks, with the selector anticipating a balanced and quality game.
“Tomorrow is another opportunity to demonstrate to the world the quality that exists in this sport, which exists in the women’s sport, and with Portugal and Brazil being two of the main powers, we have this duty. We hope it will be a good sporting spectacle, above all, and then everyone will fight and try to win as much as possible, as that is part of the game.”
Luís Conceição also recalls the recent history between the two teams.
“We only have to look at the last Portugal-Brazil meetings and the difference in results has been very small. By one goal… there have been draws, the result has been very balanced and tomorrow in the final I think it will also be like that.”
The Portuguese team’s goalkeeper, Ana Catarina, is also very confident for this Sunday’s final and “will leave nothing undone.”
