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