Memphis joins list of Corinthians players with World Cup assists | OneFootball

Corinthians forward Memphis Depay made club history by recording an assist in a World Cup edition. The Dutch player took part in the Netherlands’ 5-1 thrashing of Sweden last Saturday (20) and joined the list of Timão players who have directly contributed to goals in the biggest international tournament in world football.

The milestone was reached after Memphis came off the bench in the 27th minute of the second half, replacing Brian Brobbey. In the closing minutes of the match, the Corinthians striker received the ball and found Crysencio Summerville making a run. The player finished accurately and scored the Dutch national team’s fifth goal of the match.

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According to Sofascore data, Memphis was involved in eight actions on the ball during his time on the pitch and recorded one key pass. With the assist, Corinthians’ number 10 became the eighth player linked to the club to contribute a goal pass in a World Cup.

The first Corinthians player to achieve this feat was José dos Santos Lopes, at the 1938 World Cup held in France. The player, who was also Timão’s first representative at a World Cup alongside Brandão, recorded two assists in that edition. Lopes provided assists in the matches against Poland, won by Brazil 6-5, and against Italy in the semifinal, a 2-1 defeat for Brazil.

In 1954, at the World Cup held in Switzerland, Baltazar was the next Corinthians player to appear on the list. The striker, known as “Golden Head,” scored one goal and also provided an assist in Brazil’s 5-0 win over Mexico.

Then in 1970, at the World Cup in Mexico, Rivellino played a standout role in Brazil’s title-winning campaign. The Corinthians idol finished the competition with three goals and three assists, setting up teammates twice against Peru in the quarterfinals and once against Italy in the final.

Four years later, at the 1974 World Cup in Germany, Zé Maria also made his mark. The Corinthians right-back provided the assist for Jairzinho to score the goal in Brazil’s 2-1 win over Argentina during the second phase of the tournament.

In 1982, in Spain, Sócrates was Corinthians’ only representative in the Brazilian national team. The midfielder contributed one assist in the 4-1 win over Scotland in the second round of the group stage.

The list welcomed new names again in 2006, at the World Cup held in Germany. Ricardinho and Carlos Tevez were Timão’s representatives with assists. The midfielder was involved in Brazil’s third goal in the 3-0 win over Ghana, while the Argentine striker provided the assist for Lionel Messi to score his first-ever World Cup goal in Argentina’s 6-0 thrashing of Serbia and Montenegro.

After 20 years, Memphis Depay expanded the list of Corinthians players with assists at World Cups. The forward will still have other commitments with the Netherlands in this edition of the World Cup, with the next match scheduled against Tunisia on Thursday (25) at 8 p.m. (Brasília time).

Corinthians players with assists in World Cups:

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