Football Photos - Brazil women's national football team

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States.

The team finished the 1999 World Cup in the third place and the 2007 in second, losing to Germany in the final, 2-0. In 1998 and 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.

Brazil finished the 2000 Olympic Games in the fourth place, and was the runner-up of the 2004 Olympic Games.

In 2002 and in 2004, Brazil women's U-20 national football team was the fourth placed team in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.

Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won the first four installments of the South-American Championships. Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title.

Football Photos - Germany women's national football team

The Germany women's national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen) represents Germany in international women's association football and is directed by the German Football Association (DFB). Initially called "West Germany" in informal English, the team played its first international match in 1982. After German reunification in 1990, the DFB squad remained the national team of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The German national team is one of the most successful in women's football. They are two-time world champions, having won the 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and the women's World Cup. The team has won seven of the ten UEFA European Championships, claiming the last five titles in a row. Germany has won three bronze medals at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament, finishing third in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Birgit Prinz holds the record for most appearances and is the team's all-time leading goalscorer. Prinz has also set international records; she has received the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times and is the joint overall top goalscorer at the Women's World Cup.

Women's football was long met with scepticism in Germany, and official matches were banned by the DFB until 1970. But the women's national team has grown in popularity since winning the World Cup in 2003, when it was also chosen as Germany's Sports Team of the Year. Silvia Neid has been the team's head coach since 2005, succeeding Tina Theune after nine years as her assistant. As of September 2011, Germany is ranked No. 2 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.

Football Photos - England women's national football team

 

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's association football. Since 1993 the team has been governed by the Football Association (FA), having been previously controlled by the Women's Football Association (WFA) from 1972 until 1993. England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

England has qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup three times, reaching the quarter final stage on each occasion in 1995, 2007 and 2011. They reached the final of the UEFA Women's Championship in 1984 and 2009. In May 2009 central contracts were implemented, to help players focus on full time training and playing, without having to fit it around full time employment. Initially 17 players signed contracts.

Hope Powell became the team's first full time head coach in July 1998, succeeding Ted Copeland. As of February 2012, England is ranked No. 8 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.