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Brazil Right Back Wesley To Miss World Cup To Injury, Éderson Named Replacement
- Brazil replaced right back Wesley with midfielder Ederson after Wesley suffered a left-thigh muscle injury in the friendly vs. Egypt, ruling him out of the World Cup.
- Ederson, 26, joins the 26-player squad less than a week before Brazil's Group C opener vs. Morocco on June 13 (Brazil also faces Haiti and Scotland).
- Neymar remains sidelined with a calf injury and did not travel with the team, adding further uncertainty to Brazil's lineup.
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