US EditionBrazil's Militao to Miss World Cup After Hamstring Surgery
Real Madrid said the 28-year-old Brazil defender had surgery for a left hamstring rupture, with recovery expected to take months.
- On Tuesday, Real Madrid defender Eder Militao will miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery on a hamstring tear, dealing a blow to Brazil less than 50 days before the tournament begins June 11.
- Militao felt a twinge during last week's 2-1 win over Alaves and signaled for replacement; tests revealed a recurrence of an injury he sustained in December.
- Lasse Lempainen performed the successful surgery on the proximal biceps femoris tendon in Militao's left leg under Real Madrid's medical staff supervision, though the club provided no timetable for his return.
- Brazil makes its World Cup debut on June 14, in less than seven weeks, forcing the national team to adjust its defensive lineup before the tournament.
- The 28-year-old Brazil international has been marred by injuries throughout his career, having also suffered two serious knee injuries in recent years, compounding concerns over his availability.
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Real Madrid and Brazil defender Militão has hamstring op and will miss World Cup
Brazil and Real Madrid defender Éder Militão has undergone surgery to fix a hamstring problem that is set to keep him from playing in the World Cup.
In an official note, Real Madrid reported that the procedure was successful, but did not give the defender a return period, which will lose the 2026 World Cup. The operation was carried out by Dr. Lasse Lempainen, in Finland, under the supervision of the Royal Madrid Medical Services. Eder Militão will begin his rehabilitation in the coming days and the expectation is that he will return to the lawns only in October. "Our player Eder Militão was…
Chose Career Over a Perhaps Once-in-a-Lifetime World Cup... Brazil's Key Defender Undergoes Surgery Instead of Rehabilitation After Deliberation OSEN = Reporter Kang Pil-ju Real Madrid's decision regarding Brazil's key defender Eder Militão (28) ultimately favored his own career. Spain's Marca reported on the 27th (KST) that Militão, who had been struggling with a hamstring injury...
The defense of Real Madrid Éder Militao was operated on Tuesday of his left leg injury, so everything points to the loss of the World Cup of Canada, the United States and Mexico with Brazil. Militao "has been successfully intervened today of the rupture of the proximal tendon of the femoral biceps of the left leg", Real Madrid reported in a statement. The merengue team does not require the time off, but, according to the local press, the player …
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