He left the Brazil team for the World Championship! » Ancelotti made an emergency call

In place of the player registered in Rome, Carlo Ancelotti urgently summoned Ederson, the midfielder who is preparing to make the move from Atalanta to Manchester United.

Wesley left Brazil's World Cup squad

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed on Sunday the player's withdrawal from the World Cup squad following the injury sustained in the final pre-tournament warm-up match against Egypt in Cleveland. An MRI revealed an injury to the adductor muscle of the left thigh, according to A Bola.

Wesley felt pain in his left leg and asked to be substituted as early as the 16th minute of the first half, his place being taken by Danilo. After receiving care from the medical team led by Rodrigo Lasmar, the defender was consoled by his colleagues on the bench.

Instead of Wesley, right back, Carlo Ancelotii decided to call a central midfielder, Ederson.

For the right-back position, the other options on Ancelotti's preliminary list were Vasco da Gama's Paulo Henrique and Botafogo's Vitinho. But neither has now been named in Wesley's place in the final squad for WC 2026.

Roger Ibaaez, a central defender by trade, should be Danilo's alternative during the World Cup.

Brazil squad for WC 2026

• Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahçe) and Weverton (Gremio).

• Defenders: Danilo (Flamengo), Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Bremer (Juventus), Ibáñez (Al Ahli), Alex Sandro (Flamengo) and Douglas Santos (Zenit).

• midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Danilo (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al Ittihad), Paquetá (Flamengo), Ederson (Atalanta).

• Strikers: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Neymar (Santos), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) and Endrick (Olympique de Lyon).