Jhon Arias scores for Colombia, joins select Palmeiras foreign group | OneFootball

Jhon Arias wrote another chapter in his history and also put his name on a select Palmeiras list. The player scored for Colombia against Ghana in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 and became the fourth foreign player from Verdão to find the net in the history of the competition.

Before the Colombian, only three players from outside Brazil had achieved the feat while belonging to Palmeiras: Paraguayan Francisco Arce, in 2002; Chilean Jorge Valdivia, in 2014; and Maurício, a naturalized Paraguayan, in the current edition of the World Cup.

The story began with Arce. A green-and-white idol and one of the greatest full-backs in the club’s history, the Paraguayan scored at the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan. The former player represented Palmeiras between 1998 and 2002 and scored 57 goals for the club.

Twelve years later, it was Valdivia’s turn. The Magician scored for the Chilean national team in a 3-1 win over Australia, in Chile’s opening match of the 2014 World Cup, held in Brazil. Until 2026, that had been the last World Cup goal by a Palmeiras player.

The drought ended with Maurício. Naturalized as a Paraguayan before the 2026 World Cup, the midfielder scored for Paraguay and put Palmeiras back among the clubs with players finding the net in the biggest international tournament in the world.

The drought ended with Maurício. Naturalized as a Paraguayan before the 2026 World Cup, the midfielder scored for Paraguay and put Palmeiras back among the clubs with players finding the net in the biggest international tournament in the world.

With the goal, Arias became the fourth foreign Palmeiras player to score in a World Cup and the seventh club player overall in the general ranking. Besides the four foreigners, Vavá, Jair Rosa Pinto, and Mazzola also scored in World Cups while representing Verdão.

The full list of Palmeiras players with World Cup goals now includes Vavá, with four goals; Jair Rosa Pinto and Mazzola, with two each; as well as Arce, Valdivia, Maurício, and Jhon Arias.

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