From De Arrascaeta to Pedro: recall Flamengo's 2022 World Cup call-ups | OneFootball

Flamengo had four call-ups for the Qatar World Cup

Flamengo has nine players called up for the 2026 World Cup. The Nação hopes the players will represent the Sacred Jersey well and have an excellent tournament. While the ball is not yet rolling, Coluna do Fla looks back at how the club’s players performed at the last World Cup, held in 2022.

In that edition, in Qatar, Flamengo had four players called up. They were: Arrascaeta and Varela for Uruguay, as well as Pedro and Everton Ribeiro for Brazil.

PEDRO

Striker Pedro was enjoying his best season for Flamengo in 2022, but he began the World Cup as a substitute for the Brazil national team. He had few opportunities during the tournament and took part in the elimination against Croatia in the quarterfinals. The player came on during extra time and converted his penalty in the shootout, but the Brazilian team did not advance in the competition.

EVERTON RIBEIRO

Everton Ribeiro was involved in almost the entire cycle of the Brazil national team under Tite. During the World Cup, however, the midfielder took the field only once, playing 35 minutes in the defeat to Cameroon in the group stage. In addition, he watched Brazil’s quarterfinal elimination from the bench.

ARRASCAETA

The midfielder arrived in Qatar after a physically demanding season. After starting the matches against South Korea and Portugal on the bench, he earned a starting spot in the final group-stage match against Ghana. The player scored both goals in the 2-0 win and was named man of the match.

As a result, Arrascaeta became the first Flamengo player to score twice in the same World Cup match since Zico in 1982. However, Uruguay were eliminated in the group stage.

VARELA

The right back began the World Cup as a substitute. After coming on in the final minutes of the opener, Varela took over as the starter and played the full 90 minutes against Portugal and Ghana. In this way, the player finished the tournament as the Flamengo player with the most minutes on the field.

RECORD NUMBER OF CALL-UPS?

Flamengo broke the record for the most players called up for a single World Cup edition in 2026. In total, nine players from the squad were selected by their national teams for the tournament. The list of rubro-negro players who will compete includes: Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paqueta (Brazil); Arrascaeta, De La Cruz and Varela (Uruguay); Carrascal (Colombia) and Plata (Ecuador).

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