Group F Fluminense, the 2023 Libertadores champion, will face Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Ulsan HD (South Korea) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa). Renato Gaúcho's team will face many Brazilian players in the first phase. Yan Couto - Raised in the youth ranks of Coritiba, he has been in European football for five years and for two at Dortmund. The right-back is a regular in coach Niko Kovač's team. Yago Cariello and Erick Farias - Of Ulsan's Brazilian duo, the standout is striker Erick. After leaving Juventude earlier this year, the player arrived in Korean football and became a star for Ulsan, with nine goals in 15 games. Trained in the youth ranks of América-RJ, Yago had a brief stint in Brazilian football, leaving the country at the age of 20. He joined the Asian club in 2023. Lucas Ribeiro and Arthur Sales - Among the two Brazilians on the team that was African runner-up, Arthur had a little more visibility on the national scene after being revealed by Vasco and having a short stint at Bahia, in 2023. The striker joined the African team in the 2024/25 season and has 18 goal participations in 38 games. Lucas spent his entire professional career abroad, accumulating stints at different clubs in Belgium. The midfielder was formed in the youth ranks of Pinheiro, a club from Maranhão.