Memphis joins historic list of Corinthians World Cup call-ups | OneFootball

Memphis Depay’s call-up to represent the Netherlands at the 2026 World Cup has placed the forward in a historic Corinthians group. The No. 10 became the 25th player from the Parque São Jorge club to be called up for the world’s premier national-team football tournament while playing for Timão.

With the Dutchman’s presence at the World Cup, Corinthians now total 29 call-ups across the tournament’s 23 editions. Some players appear more than once on the list, such as Baltazar, Gilmar, Rivellino and Ricardinho, who took part in two different editions while wearing the black-and-white shirt.

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Most of those called up represented the Brazil national team. In total, Corinthians players were called up 24 times for Brazil in World Cups. In addition, the club also had representatives from other major international teams, such as Carlos Gamarra for Paraguay, Freddy Rincón for Colombia, and Argentinians Carlos Tévez and Javier Mascherano.

Now, Memphis will be the first Corinthians player called up by the Netherlands for the tournament.

The schedule set by the club calls for the forward to be released right after the match against Platense this Wednesday (27), in the final round of the CONMEBOL Libertadores group stage. The players called up by the Dutch national team are expected to report to the KNVB training center in Zeist on May 30.

As a result, Memphis will miss Corinthians’ clash against Grêmio in the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship, the team’s last match before the break for the World Cup. Before traveling, however, the forward is expected to start against the Argentine side at Neo Química Arena.

In addition to the sporting impact, the call-up will also bring a financial return to the club. FIFA will pay about $11,000 per day to clubs that have players at the World Cup. Just for Memphis’ participation in the group stage, Corinthians are expected to receive approximately $132,000. If the Netherlands reach the final, the amount could exceed R$ 2 million.

The Dutch national team are in World Cup Group F and will open their campaign against Japan on June 14 in the United States. They will then face Sweden and Tunisia in the remainder of the first phase. Before the start of the tournament, the Netherlands will also play warm-up friendlies against Algeria and Uzbekistan.

Corinthians players called up for World Cups

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