“Never saw it coming”: Evelin's FIFA Series call-up completes rise
“Never saw it coming”: Evelin's FIFA Series call-up completes rise There were only two days of preparation with the Brazil Under-20 National Team in Kansas, where the squad will play two friendlies against the United States, but this Friday (10), a piece of news completely changed forward Evelin’s path. Called up at the last minute by head coach Arthur Elias, the player left the American city this afternoon and headed back to Brazil. The expectation is that she will report this Saturday to the senior national team, which will compete in the FIFA Series.
The tournament will be held at Arena Pantanal, in Cuiabá, and besides South Korea this Saturday (11), Brazil will face Zambia on the 14th and Canada on the 18th. All matches will kick off at 10:30 p. m.
Brasília time (9:30 p. m. local time).
Evelin was called up to take the place of forward Jheniffer, who suffered an injury to her left foot and was ultimately withdrawn from the squad. The unexpected call-up was also an emotional surprise for the player. “I was very happy when I heard the news.
I really wasn’t expecting it, I imagined this would happen further down the road. But it happened, and God is so wonderful. I’m very grateful and very happy for this moment,” she said.