The Fut-7 Club World Championship will start next Monday (11) and will be hosted in Mexico. The competition is scheduled to take place until the 14th and will have a total of 54 participating clubs. This will be the biggest edition of the tournament, which will have 36 men’s and 18 women’s teams, for the first time in history.
One of the clubs that will represent Brazil in this competition will be SA Betesporte, from Pernambuco. The team was undefeated champion in the last season of the League of the Americas and lifted the National League cup with three wins, one draw and just one defeat. With good campaigns, he managed to get a place in the World Cup.
And to seek the unprecedented title, the Brazilian team has two names well known to fans. One of them is striker Jorge Henrique, World Champion with Corinthians in 2012, starting in the grand final against Chelsea.
“At the World Cup, I know how much pressure it is (laughs). We are going to have a good competition, representing not only the club, but Brazil. It will be an opportunity to show our work and put this trophy in my gallery, I really want to play again”, said Jorge Henrique, former Corinthians player and idol and world champion with Timão in 2012.
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Neto Baiano
Another important name on the team is Neto Baiano, a player who played for Brazil and won titles in Gaúcho, Baiano, Goiano, Alagoano and Copa do Nordeste. With experience and artillery titles under his belt, the athlete designed the competition.
“We have a team that works hard, they put a lot of effort into this project and it’s a great pride to play here. Let’s go for it, as it’s a very competitive competition, players like to play. Let’s go for it!”, said Neto Baiano, who played for Internacional, Athletico-PR, Palmeiras, Sport, Vitória and Juazeirense, as well as Kashiwa Reysol and JEF United, from Japan.
The teams participating in the World Cup will be divided into 12 groups, with three teams each. The first placed teams will advance to the next phase, while the other 24 will compete in the repechage, where they will only half advance to the second phase.
