Corinthians striker recalled to the Netherlands squad

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·3 October 2025

Corinthians striker recalled to the Netherlands squad

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the morning of this Friday, October 3rd, the Netherlands national team announced their squad for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The Dutch team will feature a player from Corinthians: Memphis Depay, who is recovering from an injury at the club.

Corinthians' number 10 suffered a thigh edema in the 2-0 victory over Athletico-PR on November 10th, during the return leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals. As he is already in the transition phase to the pitch, he once again has the opportunity to represent his country, where he is the top scorer in history alongside Robin van Persie, with 50 goals.

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The Netherlands' commitments are on October 9th and 12th – while the Brasileirão will be on pause. In the first match, Memphis Depay's team will face Malta away, while in the second, they will host Finland.

Currently, Memphis Depay's team leads Group G in the Qualifiers, with ten points – the same as second-place Poland. According to the regulations, only the first place in each group secures a direct spot, while the runners-up compete in a playoff.

With the forward's call-up, Corinthians now has two players serving their national teams during this FIFA Date. Besides Depay, goalkeeper Hugo Souza was called up by the Brazilian National Team. However, for the São Paulo club, the news is not a cause for celebration.

This is because, right after the break, on the 15th, Timão will have the classic against Santos, away, in the Brasileirão. Hugo will certainly be absent, as he will be with Brazil in a friendly in Japan on the 14th. Depay, however, may at least be available on the bench. Before this match, Corinthians faces Mirassol this Saturday, the 4th, at 9 PM.

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