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On the verge of completing a $46.9 million (£35 million) move to Manchester United from Atalanta, Éderson has also earned a place at the 2026 World Cup with Brazil.
The 26-year-old midfield dynamo has featured just three times for the national side since his debut in 2024 and was left out of the preliminary Seleção squad by Carlo Ancelotti last month. However, an injury to Roma defender Wesley created an opening in the 26-man group that Éderson has been called upon to fill.
He is set to join the pre-World Cup training camp in New York and New Jersey on Monday.
Brazil's football federation (CBF) conveyed its sadness over "beloved" Wesley's unfortunate withdrawal.
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Despite rotating players across various positions, Ancelotti showed consistency in Brazil's two pre-tournament friendlies against Panama and Egypt last week, deploying Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães together in central midfield in both games.
The departing Manchester United stalwart and the dynamic Newcastle United captain are therefore widely expected to start Brazil's opening group fixture against Morocco on June 13.
Éderson's late call-up suggests he enters the tournament at the bottom of the pecking order. With former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho serving as the natural backup to Casemiro, the soon-to-be Manchester United signing likely finds himself competing with Danilo for the role of primary understudy to Guimarães.
Depending on how results play out, Brazil could have already secured a knockout stage spot after their first two matches against Morocco and Haiti, potentially allowing for squad rotation ahead of their final group game against Scotland on matchday three.
Kobbie Mainoo, Kléberson History Provides Inspiration
Not being in the starting lineup at the beginning of a World Cup doesn't necessarily rule out a player from forcing their way into the team as the competition progresses.
Kobbie Mainoo, only months removed from breaking into his club side, did precisely that for England at Euro 2024. Manager Gareth Southgate had initially attempted to use natural right back Trent Alexander-Arnold as a deep-lying playmaker, but the experiment fell flat and the door swung open for Mainoo, who proved pivotal as England's performances improved throughout the tournament.
Casting back over two decades to the early 2000s, there is another tale to capture the imagination of Manchester United supporters. In 2002, young Athletico Paranaense midfielder Kléberson was largely unknown beyond Brazil's borders and had accumulated just five international caps before the tournament. He started from the bench during the group stage but broke into the starting eleven for the quarterfinal against England, retaining his place through the semifinal and final as Brazil lifted a record sixth World Cup title.
At the tournament's conclusion, Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari made the remarkable admission that Kléberson "was always the first name on the team list, ahead of players like Ronaldo."
Tragically, after his transfer to Old Trafford the following year, a dislocated shoulder suffered within just three weeks derailed his momentum, and he never truly settled, leaving his career falling well short of the heights his 2002 World Cup displays had promised.