🇧🇷 Brasileirão has just one team left in the World Cup | OneFootball

The 2026 FIFA World Cup began with a historic record for Brazilian football: 32 players from Brasileirão clubs were called up for the tournament, surpassing the previous mark of 27 athletes set in 1974.

However, with the mass elimination of South American national teams before the quarterfinals, only one survived in the World Cup: Flaco López.

The Palmeiras forward stamped his passport to the next round with Argentina’s national team, which came from behind to beat Egypt in a dramatic match.

The fall of the Colombians

Until last Tuesday (7), Colombia shared with Argentina the distinction of keeping Brasileirão players alive in the tournament.

However, the Colombians were eliminated by Switzerland in a penalty shootout, sending home four players who play in Brazil.

After the match, midfielder Jhon Arias publicly complained about the exhausting travel the Colombian delegation had to make, citing unequal conditions in the World Cup’s logistics.

Breakdown of the 32 Brasileirão call-ups

With the quarterfinals now set, the tally of players who play in Brazil is divided as follows:

Argentina (1 qualified): Flaco López (Palmeiras).

Colombia (4 eliminated): Andrés Gómez (Vasco), Arias (Palmeiras), Carrascal (Flamengo), and Juan Portilla (Athletico-PR).

Brazil (7 eliminated): Weverton (Grêmio), Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Danilo (Flamengo), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo), Danilo Santos (Botafogo), and Neymar (Santos).

Uruguay (7 eliminated): Arrascaeta (Flamengo), De la Cruz (Flamengo), Varela (Flamengo), Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras), Piquerez (Palmeiras), Rochet (Internacional), and Canobbio (Fluminense).

Paraguay (7 eliminated): Balbuena (Grêmio), Bobadilla (São Paulo), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Isidro Pitta (Red Bull Bragantino), Junior Alonso (Atlético-MG), Maurício (Palmeiras), and Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras).

Ecuador (5 eliminated): Alan Franco (Atlético-MG), Félix Torres (Internacional), Minda (Atlético-MG), Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo), and Preciado (Atlético-MG).

Netherlands (1 eliminated): Memphis Depay (Corinthians).

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