Brazil women's national football team coach Arthur Elias is counting on legend Marta, who will turn 40 in February, to participate in the 2027 World Cup to be held in her country, he said in an interview with AFP. "I'm counting on her, and on all the ready players like Marta, but neither she nor I know if she will participate, only time will tell," the coach explained. The veteran number 10 returned to the national team squad last May after a nine-month absence to play friendly matches. In June, she played a friendly match against France in Grenoble (France won 3-2), before being called up to the Copa America last July.
