Palmeiras in cup: Uruguayan duo stay benched in exit

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·27 June 2026

Palmeiras in cup: Uruguayan duo stay benched in exit

The World Cup is being played in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and Palmeiras has seven representatives across four different national teams.

Palmeiras duo on the bench

Emiliano Martínez and Joaquín Piquerez once again remained on the bench for the entire match. Uruguay lost 1-0 to Spain in a Group H second-round match this Friday (27) and was eliminated from the World Cup.

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The players are expected to get a few days off before reporting back to Verdão, which returned to training this Thursday (26).

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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