São Paulo set until World Cup, may lose call-ups for Sul-Americana | OneFootball

São Paulo has finally learned its full schedule of matches up to the break for the World Cup, which begins next June. The CBF released the details of the last remaining Brasileirão round before the stoppage for the tournament.

In the 18th round of the national competition, Tricolor will travel to Belém (PA), where they will face Remo at Baenão stadium on the 30th (Saturday) of this month, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with exclusive broadcast on Premiere.

After that, the Brasileirão returns only on July 22 to wrap up the first half of the season with its 19th round. São Paulo will play at home, but likely not at Morumbi, which is expected to be unavailable due to more concerts, against Athletico-PR, with the date and time still to be confirmed.

Tricolor currently sit 4th in the Brazilian Championship, with 24 points from 14 matches. The next league clash is this Sunday (10), away from home, in a derby against Corinthians scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

FIFA CLEARS CALLED-UP PLAYERS

The schedule, as everyone knows, is extremely tight this season because of the World Cup, which is getting closer and closer.

Under the World Cup regulations, FIFA sets the start of the rest and preparation period for players called up by their national teams from May 25, but with some exceptions. One of them is continental tournament finals, but a change made in April also added “final group-stage matches” of the competitions.

This means São Paulo will be able to count on any of their called-up players in the final round of the Copa Sudamericana group stage for the 2026 World Cup, probably only Bobadilla, or his Paraguay teammate, goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, who is also hoping to play in the tournament.

Tricolor play on May 26 against Uruguay’s Boston River at Morumbi in the 6th and final round of the Sudamericana group stage. And they will have the full squad available.

Conmebol argued to FIFA that many players who will take part in the World Cup will be involved in the Champions League final on May 30, and asked for the same exception for South America, which was granted by world football’s governing body. The release, however, only applies to continental tournaments.

In the final Brasileirão round before the break, against Remo, Tricolor will not be able to count on any players who are called up.

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