Corinthians midfielder keeps close eye on Brazil's World Cup opener | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team began its World Cup journey last Saturday, and a Corinthians player followed everything up close. Defensive midfielder Matheus Pereira was in the stands at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, United States, to watch Brazil’s debut in the competition.

Through social media, the midfielder shared moments from the experience. Before the match began, he posted videos showing the fans’ movement and the atmosphere around the stadium. In another post, he appeared alongside his wife, Victória Di Luca, both wearing Brazil National Team shirts during the match against Morocco. The game ended in a 1-1 draw and marked the team’s first match in the world tournament.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Corinthians Agency

A product of Corinthians’ youth academy, Matheus Pereira returned to Parque São Jorge at the beginning of 2026. The player was loaned by Fortaleza until the end of the season and went back to representing the black-and-white team after more than a decade.

Considering his first spell at the club in 2015 and his current stint, the defensive midfielder has made 22 appearances in a Corinthians shirt. During that span, he has been involved in ten wins, six draws, and six losses, numbers that represent a 54.5% success rate.

Although he has not yet scored for Corinthians, Matheus already has two titles with the club. He was part of the squad that won the 2015 Brazilian Championship and also took part in the campaign that resulted in the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil title.

Without official matches since the win over Grêmio at the end of May, the player is taking advantage of the break granted to the squad during the calendar stoppage for the World Cup.

The group is scheduled to return on June 25. From then on, Corinthians will begin a mid-season training period to prepare for the remainder of the campaign.

Before returning to official competition, Timão will play a friendly against Cascavel on July 12 in Paraná. Until then, the coaching staff will have about three weeks to fine-tune the team and prepare the players for the challenges of the second half of the season.

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