The two finalists from the last edition of the Copa América Femenina are both in Group B this time ... More around. (Photo by Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images) Getty Images Record champions Brazil and rising force Colombia are the two outright favorites to win the 2025 Copa América Femenina. Regardless of whether they meet in the final, they will certainly face off once on the final day of the group stage. Current FIFA Ranking: #4 Copa América History: 9 previous appearances; best result: Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) Other Major International Trophies: N/A Brazil have won all but one Copas América to date and are firm favorites to extend that record, so they will be the team to watch this tournament. Recent Results and Performances After their shock group stage elimination from the last World Cup, Brazil hired Arthur Elias to lead the team on the road to bouncing back. He has done a good job so far, leading the team to runners-up finishes in both the CONCACAF W Gold Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics behind the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT). In the process, they have beaten the likes of world champions Spain and France. The Seleção have done equally well against such strong opposition in recent friendlies, often adopting a more pragmatic style of play to get those results. They will be the dominant side at the Copa América, though, so they will have to shift to a more front-footed approach. MORE FOR YOU The legendary Marta returned to the Brazil squad recently after previously announcing her retirement at the end of the last Olympics. While she is still going strong as she approaches 40 years of age, this certainly is a high time for others to step up and take the mantle. 25-year-old Kerolin could well be one of the stars of the show as she certainly is quite dynamic and gifted on the ball. Expectations Brazil’s historic and recent record means that anything short of the title will always be a disappointment for them. 🇨🇴 Colombia Current FIFA Ranking: #18 Copa América History: 7 previous appearances; best result: runners-up (2010, 2014 and 2022) Major International Trophies: N/A Colombia have been a growing force in South America over the last few years and have now started to make an impression on the international stage. This tournament presents them with a great opportunity to make a serious statement of intent. Recent Results and Performances Colombia were one of the standouts at the last World Cup as they reached the quarterfinals before narrowly losing to would-be finalists England. They got equally far in the Olympics, where world champions Spain needed penalties to defeat them. Additionally, Las Cafeteras made it to the knockouts in last year’s CONCACAF W Gold Cup before being beaten by the eventual champions, the USWNT. Colombia were one of the neutrals' favorites at the last World Cup. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty ... More Images) Getty Images All in all, Ángelo Marsiglia’s side have clearly been excellent at major tournaments in recent years. Their friendly results do not look as great, but that is only because they have generally played quite strong opposition. So, they should be in good shape going into the tournament. Once the world’s most expensive player in women’s soccer for a brief period, Mayra Ramírez remains among the world’s very best strikers and will surely be key to Colombia’s Copa América campaign. From holding up play and outmuscling defenders to attacking crosses and scoring goals, she can pretty much do it all up front. Expectations On the whole, Colombia’s squad does look second-best to Brazil’s. They still are a cut above the rest, so reaching the final must be their minimum target. 🇵🇾 Paraguay Current FIFA Ranking: #45 Copa América History: 7 previous appearances; best result: semifinalists (2022) Major International Trophies: N/A Paraguay will have to pull off something quite special to repeat their feat of reaching the knockouts from last time, but they should pose the toughest opposition to the two group favorites. Recent Results and Performances Paraguay appointed Fábio Fukumoto as their head coach earlier this year, so they have only had time to play a few friendlies under him. They lost both games against Uruguay but drew and won against Ecuador. The 36-year-old tactician will know a good few of the players from his time coaching at the youth levels, though, but he will quickly have to get things spot on in terms of putting an XI together. Captain Jessica Martínez is averaging around a goal per game in her international career across all levels, so she should very much be expected to star in the Paraguayan attack. She will be tasked with leading a more collective attacking effort against weaker opposition but might also have to do more of a solo job against Brazil and Colombia. Expectations Paraguay will have a chance to start the tournament with a bang as their opener is against lowest-ranked Bolivia, but the real challenges will come thereafter. They should aim to push Colombia as far as possible at least, but reaching the knockouts will take a special effort. 🇻🇪 Venezuela Current FIFA Ranking: #48 Copa América History: 8 previous appearances; best result: third place (1991) Major International Trophies: N/A Venezuela’s best performance at the Copa América came in the tournament’s inaugural edition when just three teams took part. Thereafter, they have never managed to make it past the group stage. Recent Results and Performances Venezuela also appointed a young Brazilian head coach earlier this year in the shape of Ricardo Belli. He too has had just four friendlies to prepare for the tournament but has done well to oversee wins over both Panama and New Zealand in those games. Venezuela have a fair few players in their squad who are currently playing in some of the world’s top leagues, so they should not be short of star quality. Deyna Castellanos could well have a couple of moments of magic in her as she certainly is capable of something special when the ball is at her feet. Expectations Much like Paraguay, Venezuela only have an outside shot at a top two spot but should aim to give it a go at least. Failing that, they should compete for fifth place in the tournament for a spot in the 2027 Pan American Games. Current FIFA Ranking: #105 Copa América History: 8 previous appearances; best result: group stage Major International Trophies: N/A Bolivia are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament by some margin, but the one plus point for them might be their comfort in higher altitudes as they visit a city that is close to three kilometres above sea level for the tournament. Recent Results and Performances Bolivia have lost each of their last nine friendlies and have just one win on the record since 2018! They will evidently need something special to come away with as much as a point from this tournament. Ángela Cárdenas has featured for Bolivia at the Copa América since 2010 when she was just 17 years old. Now past the age of 30, the experienced midfielder must lead the way as her team will have to outwork their opponents if they are to have any chance of getting a result. Expectations As the weakest team in the tournament, Bolivia will not have much weight of expectations on them. Of course, they should look to give a good account of themselves and fight for a result or two. Editorial StandardsReprints & Permissions