2023 FIFA WWC: Competition’s Top Scorer Marta Confirms One Last Attempt to Win Trophy at 37

• Brazilian legend Marta has confirmed that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be her last
• At 37, Marta will be participating in her sixth tournament, having debuted in 2003
• She is the competition’s all-time top scorer with 17 goals but is yet to win the tournament

Brazilian legend Marta hopes to cap her final tournament at a Women’s World Cup with a win at this year's Mundial.

Marta is named in the squad for Brazil despite still nursing a knee injury after undergoing surgery to repair anterior cruciate ligament damage last year, which puts her starting status in doubt.

According to Sports Brief, she heads into the tournament as one of the most influential figures in women's football, having been named the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year six times.

Marta confirms final appearance

Speaking to local media in Brasilia ahead of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, she confirmed that it would be her last tournament as she would be 41 by the next tournament.

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“Yes, it will be my last World Cup,” she said via ESPN. “We have to understand that a time comes for us to prioritise other things.

“I just have to be thankful to have lived all those years in the national team. To have the opportunity to go to another World Cup, a sixth one, for me, is something surreal.”

Despite being the competition’s top scorer with 17 goals in 20 games from her previous five tournaments, she is yet to win the event and lost the 2007 edition to Germany, missing a penalty in the final.

According to Sportskeeda, the three-time Copa America Feminino won the golden boot in China 2007 with seven goals.

5 favourites to win WWC

Sports Brief analysed five favourites to win the WWC, with Marta’s Brazil taking fifth place. They boast of a talented and experienced squad, but their performance at the event limits their reputation.

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Hosts Australia, led by Chelsea striker Sam Kerr comes in at fourth, while heavyweights Germany, who lost the Women’s Euro to England, comes in at third and second, respectively.