Five from São Paulo clubs as squad named for U20 World Cup 🇧🇷 | OneFootball

This Thursday, the Brazilian National Team was called up for the U-20 World Cup. Coach Ramon Menezes finalized the list with the 21 players who will compete in the championship in Chile, from September 27 to October 19.

Five-time U-20 world champions, Brazil secured qualification after winning the South American Championship in February this year. On that occasion, the Brazilians defeated Chile 3-0 in the final round and benefited from Argentina’s stumble against Paraguay to claim the title.

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Paulistas represented

Among the 21 called up, four play for Palmeiras. They are: right-back Gilberto, midfielders Coutinho and Erick Belé, and forward Luighi. With this, Verdão reaches 21 players called up for the National Team’s youth categories in 2025.

Besides Palmeiras, Corinthians is the other São Paulo club that will be represented at the World Cup. Goalkeeper Felipe Longo is the only Corinthians player on Ramon Menezes’ list. He has also accumulated several call-ups for the National Team and was crucial in winning the South American Championship.

Brazil is in Group C and will face Mexico, Morocco, and Spain in the first stage of the tournament. The debut will be on September 28, at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), against Mexico. On October 1, Brazil faces Morocco at the same time. The last group stage match will be against Spain, on October 4, at 5 p.m.

Check out the list of call-ups

Goalkeepers

Felipe Longo – Corinthians

Lucas Furtado – Vitoria (POR)

Otávio – Cruzeiro

Defenders

Gilberto – Palmeiras

Igor Serrote – Al Jazira (UAE)

Leandrinho – Vasco

Léo Derik – Athletico-PR

Bruno Alves – Cruzeiro

Iago – Flamengo

João Souza – Flamengo

Midfielders

Coutinho – Palmeiras

João Cruz – Athletico-PR

Murilo – Cruzeiro

Rayan Lucas – Sporting (POR)

Rhuan Gabriel – Cruzeiro

Forwards

Deivid Washington – Chelsea (ENG)

Erick Belé – Palmeiras

Gustavo Prado – Internacional

Luighi – Palmeiras

Pedrinho – Zenit (RUS)

Wesley – Al Nassr (KSA)

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