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Brazil National Team has four Flamengo players available for the World Cup

Danilo returned to Brazilian football a little over a year ago. At Flamengo, the center back had the chance to win the Libertadores again. Thus, the Brazil National Team defender declared the Most Beloved to be the biggest club in Brazil, even though he came through at Santos.

– After 14 years in Europe, I’m back in my country and at Flamengo, the biggest club in Brazil, with 50 million supporters. It’s kind of crazy, because there is so much pressure and so much passion in every match, with 60,000 to 70,000 people in the stadium. I’m also close to my family again, and all of them support Flamengo -, he told ‘The Athletic’.

Had Danilo won the Libertadores before?

In addition to the Most Beloved’s fourth Libertadores title in 2025, Danilo scored the title-winning goal in Santos’ Libertadores triumph in 2011. From the São Paulo club, then a right back, he transferred to Porto (POR) and only returned from the Old Continent in January 2025 to wear the Sacred Jersey.

Will Danilo play in the World Cup?

Besides the center back, coach Carlo Ancelotti called up Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro and Lucas Paquetá for the World Cup. As a result, Mengo is the club with the most representatives in the Brazil National Team.

When does the Brazil National Team make its World Cup debut?

Brazil’s first match at the 2026 World Cup takes place this Saturday (13) against Morocco. With the four Rubro-Negro players available, the ball starts rolling at MetLife Stadium in the United States from 7:00 PM (Brasília time).

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