After a pair of 2-2 draws, vs. Japan on Feb. 27 and England on March 2, the U.S. WNT will need some help to win the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. The USA has two points from the two draws and sits third in the standings behind first-place Japan and second-place England. Up next is a matchup vs. Brazil on March 5 (8 p.m. ET; FS1) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Here are five things to know about Brazil.

Brazil Women’s National Team Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (3): 12-Aline Reis (UDG Tenerife, ESP), 1-Leticia (Corinthians), 22-Luciana (Ferroviária S.A)
DEFENDERS (9): 4-Erika (Corinthians), 3-Jucinara (Valência, ESP), 14-Kathellen (FC Girondins, FRA), 2-Leticia S. (Sportclub Sand, GER), 8-Formiga (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 21-Mônica (Unattached), 15-Poliana (São José Esporte), 6-Tamires (Fortuna Hjorring, DEN), 13-Tayla (Benfica, POR)
MIDFIELDERS (4): 7-Andressa (FC Barcelona, ESP), 23-Luana (KSPO Women Football Team, KOR), 10-Marta (Orlando Pride, USA), 5-Thaisa (AC Milan, ITA) 
FORWARDS (7): 11-Adriana (Corinthians), 16-Beatriz (Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, KOR), 9-Debinha (NC Courage, USA), 18-Geyse (Benfica, POR), 17-Juliana (CR Flamengo), 19-Ludmila (Atletico de Madrid, ESP), 20-Raquel (Sporting Club Huelva, ESP)

2018 Copa America Champions, Bound for France 2019
Brazil qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup – one of the seven nations that have qualified for every Women's World Cup – by winning the 2018 Copa America Femenina in Chile. The title was Brazil’s seventh, making it by far the most successful women’s soccer nation in South America. Brazil qualified for the Women’s World Cup by finishing in first place in the final stage, winning seven matches in a row and scoring 31 goals along the way while conceding just two – one in the first round against Argentina, who went on to finish third, and one against eventual runners-up Chile in the final stage.

Brazil won its four opening-round games by a 22-1 margin to advance to the four-team final stage, where it beat Chile (3-1), Argentina (3-0) and Colombia (3-0). Chile finished second in the final stage group to also qualify for France, while Argentina finished third and will face the fourth-place finisher from the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship in a two-game playoff for a final World Cup berth.

Brazil averaged 4.42 goals a game during qualifying, the most prolific strike rate since the tournament switched to its current format. Despite having Marta and other big names such as Formiga, Andressinha, Thais and Cristiane, Brazil’s leading scorer was Beatriz, who scored six goals. Fourteen of Brazil's 19 outfield squad members at the Copa America Femenina 2018 found the net during the competition. Cristiane, who is playing in China and is not on this roster, had four goals, as did Monica, who plays for the Orlando Pride. Andressinha and Debinha had three goals each. Marta tallied just once.

Recent USA-Brazil Meetings Produce Goals & Excitement
Brazil returns to the USA about eight months after participating in the 2018 Tournament of Nations where it started the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Australia, defeating Japan, 2-1, and then fell to the USA 4-1. At last summer’s tournament, the USA needed a two-goal win to take the tournament title but fell behind 1-0 on a Tierna Davidson own goal. The USA roared back to scored four unanswered goals in front of a packed house in Bridgeview, Ill., with Rose Lavelle getting the equalizer and Julie Ertz putting the USA ahead off a brilliant assist from Tobin Heath. Heath then got the goal that would eventually win the tournament and Alex Morgan bagged a clincher. Debinha, Marta and Bia Zaneratto scored in the tournament. Brazil changed quite a few players from last summer’s tournament. Just 13 players from the Tournament of Nations roster return for the SheBelieves Cup.

The meeting before that was one of the most memorable in the storied history between the teams as Brazil took at 3-1 lead into the waning minutes of the 2017 Tournament of Nations before the Americans roared back with three goals in a nine-minute span to win 4-3. Samantha Mewis scored the first U.S. goal in the first half to equalize after an early Brazil goal, but Brazil scored in the 63rd and 78th minutes through Andressinha and Bruna Benites, respectively to seemingly clinch the match before the USA started the comeback with a goal from Christen Press in the 80th minute. Megan Rapinoe equalized in the 85th minute before Julie Ertz scored that dramatic game-winner in the 89th minute to send the crowd into a frenzy.

USA vs. Brazil History
Brazil has won or tied in three of the last six most recent meetings between the teams, with the first two of those matches taking place at the International Tournament of Brasilia at the end of 2014, but the USA has won three in a row. At the Tournament of Brasilia, the USA lost 3-2 in group play as Marta scored all three goals. Brazil only had four shots on goal during that match, but scored on three of them, to hand U.S. head coach Jill Ellis her first loss at the helm of the U.S. team and one of just seven total.

The USA opened the 2019 SheBelieves Cup with a 2-2 draw with Japan on Feb. 27 in Chester, Pa. followed by a 2-2 draw with England on March 2 in Nashville, Tenn., and now will need a victory against Brazil on March 5 in Tampa, Fla. (8 p.m. ET on FS1) combined with a draw between England and Japan in the first game of the night (5:15 p.m. ET on ussoccer.com) in order to win the tournament.

2019 Game Lineups || 2019 Statistics

2019 SheBelieves Cup Standings

U.S. WNT ROSTER BY POSITION: 2019 SHEBELIEVES CUP (CAPS/GOALS)

GOALKEEPERS (3): 21- Adrianna Franch (Portland Thorns FC; 1/0), 24- Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride; 19/0), 1- Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 41/0)

DEFENDERS (8): 7- Abby Dahlkemper (NC Courage; 34/0), 12- Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars; 16/1); 19- Crystal Dunn (NC Courage; 79/24), 22-Emily Fox (UNC; 3/0), 5- Kelley O’Hara (Utah Royals FC; 114/2); 4- Becky Sauerbrunn (Utah Royals FC; 152/0), 14- Casey Short (Chicago Red Stars; 27/0), 2- Emily Sonnett (Portland Thorns FC; 29/0)

MIDFIELDERS (5): 8- Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars; 76/18); 16- Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit; 23/6), 3- Samantha Mewis (NC Courage; 44/8), 6- Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 11/0), 25- McCall Zerboni (NC Courage; 8/0)

FORWARDS (7): 17- Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC; 145/26); 10- Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC; 268/105), 20- Jessica McDonald (NC Courage; 5/1), 13- Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride; 157/99), 23- Christen Press (Utah Royals FC; 110/47), 11- Mallory Pugh (Washington Spirit; 47/13), 15- Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC; 148/43)

STORYLINES

SheBelieves Cup Format: The SheBelieves Cup tournament format is the same as the first three years. The winner will be based on total points (three for a win, one for a draw), with the first tie-breaker being overall goal difference, followed by goals scored, then head-to-head result. If teams are still tied, the next tie-breaker will be the Fair Play ranking. Each Team is allowed six substitutes per game.

Championship Scenarios: Here are the championship scenarios heading into the final SheBelieves Cup matchday on Tuesday, March 5 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

• If there is a winner in the England-Japan match, that team will win the tournament title.
• If Japan draws with England and the USA fails to beat Brazil, Japan will win the tournament.
• If England and Japan draw, the USA could take the tournament title IF it defeats Brazil AND comes out ahead of Japan on goal differential.

- If England and Japan draw, 0-0, the USA would need to defeat Brazil 2-0, which would tie the USA in goal difference with Japan but put the USA head on the second tie- breaker, goals scored.
        - If England and Japan draw, 1-1, the USA would need to win 3-0 to take the title, tying Japan on goal difference, but moving ahead on the second tie-breaker, goals scored.
        - If England and Japan draw, 2-2, the USA would need to win 4-0 to take the title, trying Japan on goal difference, but moving ahead on the second tie-breaker, goals scored.

USA vs. Brazil: The USA and Brazil have a long history dating back to 1986 when the teams met in just the eighth match played by the U.S. Women, a 2-1 U.S victory in Italy. The USA has played Brazil eight times since the start of 2012 and has a record of 5-1-2 over that span. The most recent meeting was at last summer’s Tournament of Nations where the USA needed a two-goal win to take the tournament title but fell behind 1-0 on a Tierna Davidson own goal. The USA roared back to scored four unanswered goals in front of a packed house in Bridgeview, Ill., with Rose Lavelle getting the equalizer and Julie Ertz putting the USA ahead off a brilliant assist from Tobin Heath. Heath then got the goal that would eventually win the tournament and Alex Morgan bagged a clincher.

100 Goals Watch: After scoring against Japan on Feb. 27 in Chester, Pa., Alex Morgan – the 2018 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, now has 99 goals and at age 29 sits in sole possession of seventh place on the USA’s all-time goal scoring list. She has scored 26 goals over her last 30 WNT matches through the end of 2017 and 2018 and into 2019. With her hat trick against Japan on July 26, 2018, the fourth of her career, Morgan is now tied with Michelle Akers in third place all-time in multi-goal games (26) behind Abby Wambach (45) and Mia Hamm (38). She has 22 career two-goal games. Morgan has scored against 28 different countries and in 11 different countries. Since the start of 2014, Alex Morgan has scored eight goals against Japan, tied for the most goals any WNT player has against any opponent in that time.

USA Wears Inspirational Names on Backs of Jerseys : In celebration of the SheBelieves spirit, the U.S. Women’s National Team will honor powerful, influential, iconic and inspirational women during the SheBelieves Cup match on March 2 vs. England in Nashville, Tennessee. Each member of the U.S. WNT selected the name of a woman who has inspired them and will wear that name on the back of their jersey. The choices ranged from activists to Nobel Prize winners, to artists, athletes and trailblazers, from historic to contemporary, and features women who hail from diverse backgrounds and champion a variety of causes. We asked each WNT player on the SheBelieves Cup roster why they chose their specific woman and compiled their answers HERE .

Countdown to the Cup: The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cupwill be the eighth consecutive World Cup appearance for the USA, which has appeared in each of the previous seven tournaments that have been contested and won in 1991, 1999 and 2015. The USA is one of six countries to qualify for all eight Women’s World Cups along with Brazil, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Nigeria. The tournament will be held from June 7-July 7 in nine cities in France. The USA’s Draw and placement in Group F gave the USA venues that are all within a two-hour drive of each other, with the opening game taking place in Reims, followed by Paris and then Le Havre. The “Countdown to the Cup” will take the WNT to all four times zones in the continental United States, giving fans across the country a chance to cheer the team on to France.

USA Poised for 30th Match in Florida: The U.S. WNT will play its 30th all-time match in Florida – the most of any state besides California – when it faces Brazil at Raymond James Stadium on March 5 to wrap up the SheBelieves Cup. The USA has played at 13 different venues in Florida and Tuesday’s game will be the fifth at Raymond James Stadium where the USA has previously won four one-goal games, most recently a 1-0 victory against England at the 2016 SheBelieves Cup.

New Rules Get Test Run at SheBelieves Cup: In preparation for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup and the road to the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, U.S. Soccer requested and received approval from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to implement three changes to the Laws of the Game during the tournament.

The 133rd AGM of The IFAB will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland on March 2, 2019. At this event it is very likely that the following changes (as well as additional changes that are being proposed for ratification) will be approved to the Laws of the Game for 2019/20 and be ratified:

• A player being substituted must leave the field of play at the nearest point on the boundary line.
• Yellow and red cards for misconduct can be issued to team officials.
• On a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon as the kick is taken so a player – or opponent as long as they started outside the penalty or were not given the proper time to exit the penalty – can play the ball before it leaves the penalty area.

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