Brazil's Eder Militao ruled out of 2026 World Cup after undergoing hamstring surgery

[p][b]"Our player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eder-militao/zX2Rm9YG/"]Eder Militao[/a] ⁠underwent ‌successful surgery today for a tear ​in the proximal biceps femoris tendon in his ​left leg. The operation was performed by Dr Lasse Lempainen ⁠under ​the supervision of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a]'s medical staff. Militão will begin his rehabilitation in the coming ‌days,"[/b] Real Madrid said in a statement.[/p][p]Militao felt a twinge in a challenge shortly before halftime in last week's win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/alaves/hxt57t2q/"]Alaves[/a] and immediately signalled to be replaced.[/p][embed guid="3eaf356f-a5b4-45d8-8816-eadc9e008bfe" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2049098050660896921" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was initially thought the ‌28-year-old could recover in time ​for the World Cup, but ‌further tests showed a recurrence of the injury he sustained in December.[/p][p]Militao has also suffered two serious knee ⁠injuries ⁠in recent years.[/p]