Meet the 8 players who won the World Cup with Brazil at Corinthians

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·12 giugno 2026

Meet the 8 players who won the World Cup with Brazil at Corinthians

By Lucas Barreiros/Central do Timão Editorial Team

In this World Cup, Corinthians has only Memphis Depay as the club’s direct representative in the tournament. In other words, this time there are no Brazilians playing for the Parque São Jorge club competing in the World Cup with the Brazilian national team. Historically, however, the Alvinegro has had players who became world champions with Brazil.

In total, there are eight names who lifted the trophy of the world’s biggest tournament with the national team while still playing for Timão. Names like Ronaldo Fenômeno and Roberto Carlos are not included in the statistic, after all, they won the World Cup in seasons when they were still playing in European football.

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Check out the list of Corinthians players who won the World Cup with Brazil below:

Gilmar (1958): First-choice goalkeeper in Sweden, he had been playing for Corinthians since 1951.
Oreco (1958): Backup left-back to Nilton Santos, he had been playing for Alvinegro since 1957.
Rivellino (1970): The “Little King of Parque” was a starter for the historic 1970 national team in Mexico.
Ado (1970): Backup goalkeeper to Félix, he was in great form for Corinthians that year.
Viola (1994): Backup center-forward in the United States, a product of Timão’s youth academy.
Dida (2002): Backup goalkeeper in Korea and Japan, he was on loan to Corinthians from Milan.
Vampeta (2002): Backup defensive midfielder, he had returned to Parque São Jorge that same year.
Ricardinho (2002): Midfielder called up at the last minute to replace the injured Emerson.

So close!

Regularly called up by Carlo Ancelotti in the months leading up to the 2026 World Cup, goalkeeper Hugo Souza came close to making the squad for the tournament. However, in the final list he was ultimately left out by the Italian, who selected Alisson, Ederson, and Weverton—the same trio that played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Memphis in action

Depay, Timão’s representative at the World Cup in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, will take the field with the Netherlands this Sunday at 5 p.m. against Japan. The match is valid for the opening round of Group E and will be played in Arlington, Texas.

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