Marquinhos celebrates his third World Cup cycle with the Seleção and predicts the match against Uruguay

Paris Saint-Germain defender was part of the group called for the World Cup in Russia in 2018 and was a starter at the Qatar Cup in 2022

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2023-10-17 14:23:40

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Defender Marquinhos gave a press conference this Monday afternoon (16), the day before the match against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and celebrated being called up for his third World Cup cycle with the Brazilian National Team. A reference among players, the Paris Saint-Germain player has been called up for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

“I’m very happy to be in my third cycle in the National Team. I’m happy to stay. We know how difficult it is to get there, how many boys dream and fight to be here, and I’m privileged. I fought hard”, he celebrated.

In defense, he is joined by players who are experiencing their first moments with Amarelinha, such as full-backs Yan Couto and Carlos Augusto and defender Adryelson. Despite his CV in clubs and the national team, Marquinhos states that he is not satisfied with the position he has achieved and seeks to help newcomers.

“Nobody has a permanent seat in the National Team, very competitive, new generation with Gabriel Magalhães, (Éder) Militão and Bremer. We have to always do our best to stay here. I’ve been trying to help my teammates, many have helped me here. Experience brings you good things, things that I didn’t see, technically and tactically,” he explained.

This Tuesday, at 9pm (Brasília time), the Brazilian team returns to the field against Uruguay, at the Centenário Stadium, in Montevideo (URU), for the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. And the defender praised the stage of the match, which he hopes will be balanced.

“The stadium is part of the history of football, I’ve been here a few times with the national team, the history of football lives here. We know the strength of the Uruguayan team in this field and we are aware of the difficulty, we have to do our best. The result is very important for us,” he said.