Palmeiras at the Copa: Jhon Arias shines in Colombia win | OneFootball

The World Cup is being played in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and Palmeiras has seven representatives across four different national teams. After the debuts of the Paraguayans, Uruguayans, and Argentinians, Jhon Arias got his campaign underway this Wednesday (17).

Palmeiras forward in action

Jhon Arias started the match in the attacking line for the Colombian National Team. The Palmeiras No. 11 delivered a strong performance in the 2-1 win over Uzbekistan. The result puts the Colombians at the top of the group.

Without being directly involved in the goals, Arias was important to the way his national team’s attacking system functioned in their World Cup opener.

Colombia is in World Cup Group K alongside Portugal, DR Congo, and Uzbekistan. Jhon Arias’s national team returns to the field next Tuesday (23), at 11 p.m. Brasília time, against DR Congo.

Verdão at the World Cup

Palmeiras has seven players called up for the World Cup: Mauricio, Gustavo Gómez, and Ramón Sosa for Paraguay; Flaco López for Argentina; Emiliano Martínez and Joaquin Piquerez for Uruguay; and Jhon Arias for Colombia.

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