Palmeiras will make its World Cup debut on Friday (12), in the match between host United States and Paraguay. And the opening match of Group D may render an important mark for the club. Three representatives of the Verdão are in the Paraguay national team: defender Gustavo Gómez, midfielder Maurício and forward Ramón Sosa. If the Palmeirenses enter the field at any time, the team will repeat a feat that has not happened since 1974. In that World Cup, the Brazilian team succumbed to the third-place dispute, losing 1-0 to Poland. In addition to being able to repeat a feat of over five decades, Palmeiras also set a record at the 2026 World Cup. Never before in history, the team had so many representatives in a dispute. In total, there are seven players: in addition to Gómez, Mauricio and Sosa, the team also has Piquerez (Uruguay), Emiliano Martínez (Uruguay), Flaco López (Argentina) and Jhon Arias (Colombia).