The June FIFA date recorded 38 athletes from Série A of the Brazilian Championship called up by their national teams for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Seven of them are with the Brazilian National Team, led by Carlo Ancelotti – Alex Sandro, Danilo, Gerson, Léo Ortiz and Wesley from Flamengo, Hugo Souza from Corinthians, and Palmeiras’ gem Estêvão.
The National Team will face Ecuador this Thursday (5th), and Paraguay on Tuesday (10th).
In addition to the Brazilians, another 30 players from different countries were also called up to serve their national teams in South America, plus Depay from Corinthians, who will represent the Netherlands in the UEFA Qualifiers in Europe.
Among the 20 teams that make up the first division, only five did not have players called up in this window.
Cruzeiro, Mirassol, Ceará, Vitória, and Sport keep their squads intact.
Flamengo, meanwhile, is the most affected club, with eight confirmed absences.
With five in the Brazilian National Team, the Rubro-negro also released Arrascaeta and Varela to Uruguay.
Gonzalo Plata was also called up, but ended up being released by the Ecuadorian national team to return to Rio de Janeiro on Friday (6th) and continue recovering from bone edema in his right knee.
The São Paulo duo, Corinthians and Palmeiras, each have six players called up by national teams.
See the list of call-ups by Série A club:
Flamengo (8): Alex Sandro (BRA), Danilo (BRA), Gerson (BRA), Léo Ortiz (BRA), Wesley (BRA), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (URU), Guillermo Varela (URU), Gonzalo Plata (ECU)
Corinthians (6): André Carrillo (PER), Ángel Romero (PAR), Félix Torres (ECU), Hugo Souza (BRA), José Martínez (VEN), Memphis Depay (NED)
Palmeiras (6): Emiliano Martínez (URU), Estêvão (BRA), Facundo Torres (URU), Gustavo Gómez (PAR), Joaquín Piquerez (URU), Richard Ríos (COL)
Grêmio (3): Alexander Aravena (CHI), Cristian Olivera (URU), Mathías Villasanti (PAR)
Atlético-MG (2): Alan Franco (ECU), Junior Alonso (PAR)
Fluminense (2): Jhon Arias (COL), Rubén Lezcano (PAR)
Santos (2): Tomás Rincón (VEN), Yeferson Soteldo (VEN)
São Paulo (2): Damián Bobadilla (PAR), Nahuel Ferraresi (VEN)
Bahia (1): Luciano Rodríguez (URU)
Botafogo (1): Jefferson Savarino (VEN)
Fortaleza (1): Benjamín Kuscevic (CHI)
Internacional (1): Enner Valencia (ECU)
Juventude (1): Wilker Ángel (VEN)
Red Bull Bragantino (1): Isidro Pitta (PAR)
Vasco (1): Puma Rodríguez (URU)
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