Flamengo matches Brazil's World Cup call-up record after 68 years

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·19 maggio 2026

Flamengo matches Brazil's World Cup call-up record after 68 years

Four Flamengo players were called up for the 1958 World Cup

Flamengo was the club with the most players called up by Carlo Ancelotti this Monday (18) in Brazil’s final squad list for the World Cup. As a result, the Rubro-Negro matched its own record for most players selected after 68 years.

That is because, at the 1958 World Cup, the year Brazil won its first world title, four Flamengo players were called up by coach Vicente Feola. They were: midfielder Moacir and forwards Zagallo, Joel, and Dida.

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See Flamengo players called up for each World Cup:

1930 – 2 (Araken Patusca and Moderato) 1934 – 0 1938 – 3 (Leônidas da Silva, Walter and Domingos da Guia) 1950 – 2 (Juvenal and Bigode) 1954 – 3 (Índio, Rubens and Dequinha) 1958 – 4 (Zagallo, Joel, Dida and Moacir) 1962 – 0 1966 – 2 (Paulo Henrique and Silva) 1970 – 1 (Brito) 1974 – 2 (Paulo César Caju and Renato) 1978 – 2 (Zico and Toninho Baiano) 1982 – 3 (Leandro, Junior and Zico) 1986 – 2 (Sócrates and Zico) 1990 – 2 (Renato Gaúcho and Zé Carlos) 1994 – 1 (Gilmar Rinaldi) 1998 – 2 (Zé Roberto and Júnior Baiano) 2002 – 1 (Juninho Paulista) 2006 – 0 2010 – 1 (Kleberson) 2014 – 0 2018 – 0 2022 – 2 (Pedro and Everton Ribeiro) 2026 – 4 (Danilo, Alex Sandro, Paquetá and Léo Pereira)

It is worth noting that Flamengo is the third Brazilian club to have contributed the most players to the Brazil national team in World Cups, with 39 call-ups. That means the Rubro-Negro trails only São Paulo, with 46, and Botafogo, with 48.

Which Flamengo players were called up?

Flamengo had seven representatives on coach Carlo Ancelotti’s preliminary list. In the end, the Italian coach called up four rubro-negro players for the World Cup: Léo Pereira, Danilo, Alex Sandro, and Lucas Paquetá. As a result, Pedro, Léo Ortiz, and Samuel Lino were left out of the squad.

Can Flamengo have more players called up for the World Cup?

Yes! Flamengo could have even more representatives at the World Cup. After all, Arrascaeta, Varela, and De La Cruz are on Uruguay’s preliminary list, Carrascal is available for Colombia, and Gonzalo Plata is expected to be called up by Ecuador.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

While the World Cup has not started yet, Flamengo remains focused on its next commitment of 2026. This Wednesday (20), the Rubro-Negro will face Estudiantes (ARG) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã, in the fifth round of the Libertadores.

So, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Flamengo and Estudiantes through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air TV), GE TV (YouTube), and Paramount+ (streaming) will broadcast the Libertadores match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.