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Thorns re-entry: Andressinha

Brazil are out of the World Cup after taking France to extra time before losing 2-1 in their round of 16 matchup. After coming into this summer on a nine game losing streak, Brazil had a better tournament than most expected, beating a strong Italy team 1-0 and having their only loss in regulation coming in a wild 3-2 game against Australia. It was nonetheless an emotional tournament for Brazil, the probable final World Cup for an incredible generation of talent that first emerged in their run to the final in 2007. Marta seemed to cap her World Cup career with a speech to those would follow in her footsteps, saying, "There's not going to be a Formiga forever.