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Four Flamengo players are available for the Brazilian National Team against Haiti

The Brazilian National Team faces Haiti this Friday (19) in the second round of Group C of the World Cup. As a result, the teams meet again ten years after Brazil’s 7-1 thrashing of the Haitians, a match that featured two Flamengo idols.

At the time, however, Filipe Luís was still at Atlético de Madrid (ESP) and Gabigol was in his first spell at Santos. Both would only play for Mengão three years later, when they began their journey to becoming red-and-black idols.

Did the idols score for Brazil against Haiti?

The second round of Group B at the 2016 Copa América featured a hat-trick from Philippe Coutinho, two goals from Renato Augusto, one from Lucas Lima, and Gabigol rounded off the scoring. Meanwhile, James Marcelin scored the consolation goal for the Caribbean side.

Of the two idols, only Gabriel Barbosa was directly involved in the goals, while Filipe Luís had more defensive influence. Currently, neither of them is with the Brazilian National Team. After all, the forward saw a drop in form, and the defender retired to become a coach.

How did Gabigol and Filipe Luís become Flamengo idols?

The striker arrived at the Rubro-Negro at the start of 2019, while the former full-back joined in the middle of that year. Together, they were part of the season that brought the Libertadores and the Brasileirão to the Most Beloved.

By the end of his spell, Gabriel had scored 16 goals in finals wearing the Sacred Jersey. In addition to becoming an idol as a player, Filipe Luís also became an idol as Flamengo coach. That’s because he led the 2025 team, which repeated the feat of 2019.

Are there any Flamengo players in the current Brazilian National Team?

Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá are available to Carlo Ancelotti for the match against Haiti this Friday (19). The ball starts rolling at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Lincoln Financial Field in the United States.

So, the four rubro-negros can help the Brazilian National Team secure their first win of the 2026 World Cup. That’s because Ancelotti’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in the first Group C match.

Where to watch Brazil vs Haiti?

Globo (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV), GE TV (YouTube), CazéTV (YouTube), SBT (free-to-air TV) and NGSports (pay TV) will broadcast the match against the Haitians. Therefore, Coluna do Fla will bring the result with a focus on the Mengão players.

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