Six days before their World Cup opener, Brazil lost their starting right-back. Wesley, the 22-year-old AS Roma defender, has been ruled out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after sustaining a left thigh adductor muscle injury during a friendly against Egypt on June 7 in Cleveland.
Brazil won that match 2-1.
What happened and what comes next
An MRI scan confirmed what the Brazilian camp feared: Wesley’s injury is severe enough to end his tournament before it begins. The diagnosis came swiftly, and by June 8, coach Carlo Ancelotti had already called up Atalanta midfielder Éderson as a replacement.
Éderson is a midfielder, not a right-back.
