Gustavo Gómez eyes World Cup goal: ‘Trump may be a bit sad’ | OneFootball

The World Cup kicks off next week, and Palmeiras will have seven players called up for the tournament, representing four national teams — Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia.

Palmeiras’ Gómez predicts a goal

Center-back Gustavo Gómez, in an interview with PodpahTV, spoke about his expectations for the competition and predicted a possible goal in the opener.

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“A corner will come in, I’ll jump, head it, score the goal, and celebrate. I don’t know if Donald Trump will be at the game, but I think he’ll be kind of sad if we win,” he joked.

Verdão players called up for Paraguay

Paraguay head coach Gustavo Alfaro announced last Monday (01) the list of 26 players called up for the tournament. Palmeiras trio Gustavo Gómez, Maurício, and Ramón Sosa were included by the manager.

Paraguay is in Group D with the United States, Australia, and Turkey. Their opener is against the Americans on June 12 at 10 p.m. (Brasília time).

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