Four Brazilian players and four members of their coaching staff were sent off during a dramatic encounter in Fortaleza.
Brazilian coach Arthur Elias and three of his assistant coaches were sent off, while Bia Zanaretto and Tarasien were also dismissed. Two other players were shown red cards after the full-time whistle on Tuesday evening.
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Sophia Wilson’s shot in the 63rd minute deflected off Isabella and past Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena for the only goal of the game in front of a crowd of more than 55,000 fans in northern Brazil. The hosts had no shots on goal, while the US had six.
During the second half, Brazil manager Elias and several assistants were dismissed from the technical area.
Brazil went into stoppage time down to nine after attacker Zanaretto was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for pushing Emilie Sonnett.
Moments later, his teammate Tarasien was shown a straight red for elbowing Wilson.
The chaos continued after the full-time whistle, with Brazil’s Caroline and Ludmila both shown red cards for dissent.
It was the second of two games in Brazil for the Americans, after the U.S. lost 2-1 in the opener in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Marta, a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, was substituted in the 80th minute, making her 212th appearance for Brazil.
Dudinha appeared to have injured his right knee in a collision with Sonet in the 30th minute and was taken off the field in obvious pain. The 20-year-old forward, who plays for the San Diego Wave in the National Women’s Soccer League, returned to the bench on crutches in the second half.
The matches in São Paulo and Fortaleza were played in stadiums that will be used for the Women’s World Cup next June and July. The United States will begin its qualification campaign in November.
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