The Club World Cup group stage is in the rearview mirror and one of the main takeaways of the tournament so far is the strong performances of a number of Latin American teams.
All four Brazilian teams in the competition made it to the knockout rounds, with three of those teams topping their groups. For North America, Liga MX side Monterrey and MLS's Inter Miami also made it through to the last 16.
The vast majority of the these teams' rosters are constructed by South American players that, for the most part, are relatively unknown to soccer fans outside of the Americas.
The Club World Cup has offered these players a chance to go up against some of the best European sides in the world currently and, to this point, they've more than held their own.
South American soccer has long been one of the biggest sources of talent for European soccer. In many ways, it's Europe's academy and the Club World Cup has showed there's plenty of players worthy of making the jump to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Here's five breakout South American players from the Club World Cup that could join European sides in the near future.
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