Flaco López, Giay start for Argentina, Palmeiras full-back eyes World Cup | OneFootball

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·10 June 2026

Flaco López, Giay start for Argentina, Palmeiras full-back eyes World Cup

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Aiming to prepare for the World Cup next week, the national teams are playing their final friendlies before the tournament. Palmeiras will have seven representatives in the competition.

Summary of Palmeiras’ call-ups

This Tuesday (9), Argentina defeated Iceland 3-0 in the United States in a friendly ahead of the World Cup, which begins next week. Flaco López and Agustín Giay started the match.


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The Palmeiras forward played 45 minutes and delivered a good performance, earning praise from fans on social media. The full-back was on the field for 70 minutes and is now hoping to be called up for the World Cup due to other players dealing with fitness issues.

Verdão at the World Cup

Palmeiras has seven players called up for the World Cup: Mauricio, Gustavo Gómez, and Ramón Sosa for Paraguay; Flaco López for Argentina; Emiliano Martínez and Joaquin Piquerez for Uruguay; and Jhon Arias for Colombia.

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