Injured Wesley released from Brazil's World Cup squad with Ederson called up

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wesley/hr7UuUyK/"]Wesley[/a] was diagnosed with an injury to the adductor muscle of his left thigh, which prevents him from appearing at the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/world/world-championship/"]2026 World Cup[/a].[/p][p][b]Taking his place is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ederson/UDODA71I/"]Ederson[/a], a midfielder from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a], who is expected to arrive in the United States on Monday.[/b][/p][p]At 26 years old, Ederson has built his career in Italy, playing for Atalanta since 2022. This season, he finished with three assists and three goals in 41 matches and is being [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/manchester-united-reportedly-seal-signing-of-atalanta-midfielder-ederson/lEpVOUxe/"]heavily linked with a move to Manchester United this summer[/a].[/p][image alt="Ederson's stats in Serie A in 25/26" id="aa8238fb-0a2e-4784-80f5-bf391c898f09" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by GIUSEPPE MAFFIA / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP)" guid="0d1928a2-66d5-4fe2-b2cc-0abe725b3be4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Placed in Group C, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] will kick off their World Cup 2026 campaign next [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/morocco-IDKYO3R8/?mid=b5JayTEd"]Saturday, June 13th, against Morocco[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a] are the other group opponents for the Selecao.[/p]