“This is my last year with the national team,” Marta said during the 2024 Paris Olympics, making an honest confession that the tournament would mark the end of her legendary run with the Brazil women’s national team. The icon stayed true to her word, not featuring for her country after the Summer Games campaign. But in a surprising U-turn just months later, the Orlando Pride veteran is now set to return for international action.
The six-time FIFA World Player of the Year has been called up for the upcoming international break, during which Brazil will play four friendlies—two against Japan on May 30 and June 2, and two against Jamaica on June 1 and June 4. It’s a congested schedule, making the final week of this month and the start of the next a particularly busy period.
Hence, expect Marta to be a part of either of these games as she and the Brazilian federation decided to break the news regarding her return. Interestingly, the 38-year-old even took to Instagram stories to share her thoughts on the flash news. While sharing a picture of herself in a Brazilian shirt, Marta wrote, “It gives me enormous joy whenever I have the honor of being called up to defend my country.”
6x FIFA World Player of the Year Marta comes out of retirement after getting called up by Brazil for their upcoming friendlies. It will be the legend’s first appearance since the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medal game. What a privilege it is to see the goat back with Brazil pic.twitter.com/LP3yC4rpZA
— The Women’s Game (@WomensGameMIB) May 13, 2025
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