The call-up of midfielder Ederson to replace right-back Wesley, injured due to injury, included Atalanta in the history of the Brazilian team's participation in World Cups. The Italian club became the 78th to have a player represent Brazil in the World Cup. The complete list brings together 23 teams from the country and 55 from abroad. Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti's current squad has included six new clubs in the statistics. The list of 26 names originally called by the coach already included new representatives from the Saudis Al-Ahli (defender Ibañez) and Al-Ittihad (midfielder Fabinho), the English Brentford (Igor Thiago) and Bournemouth (also forward Rayan) and the Turkish Fenerbahçe (goalkeeper Ederson). Related news: Group J: Argentina starts the World Cup dreaming of a second title. The opening of the 2026 World Cup will have simultaneous events in three countries. Challenger Group I of the Cup brings together France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq. If he remained among the squad, Wesley would be the 11th Roma athlete to wear the Brazilian shirt in a World Cup. Among foreigners, the Italian team is the third with the most representatives, alongside the French Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and behind only the Spanish teams Real Madrid (14) and Barcelona (12). Inter Milan, also from Italy (nine), completes the top-5.  Ederson, midfielder of Atalanta (on the left in the photo), was called up to replace right-back Wesley, who was cut due to injury. The Italian club is the 78th to have Brazilian representatives at the World Cup - - Reuters/Daniele Mascolo/reproduction prohibited Considering the leagues abroad that gave players to the Brazilian team, the exchange of Wesley for Ederson does not impact the leadership, which remains with Italy. There have been 44 players called up since 1982, when former midfielder Paulo Roberto Falcão, at the time at Roma, opened the door. For 2026, however, the English Championship had the most players called up to wear the Brazil shirt: eight. The league reached 34 global squads for the green and yellow team and took second place, overtaking Spain (33), which only had strikers Raphinha (Barcelona) and Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) remembered this time. The presence of Ibañez and Fabinho included the Saudi league among those that had players called up to represent the Brazilian team in World Cups. There are 17 different countries. In addition to Arabia and the trio that leads the statistics, France (18), Germany (14), Portugal (nine), Japan, Ukraine, Russia (three each), Turkey (two), China, Uruguay, Greece, Netherlands, Mexico and Canada (one each) appear. Glorious dominion Among Brazilian clubs, Botafogo remains the one with the most names defending Amarelinha in World Cups. Midfielder Danilo Santos became Glorioso's 48th call-up, followed by São Paulo (46). Flamengo, with the presence of defenders Danilo and Léo Pereira, left-back Alex Sandro and midfielder Lucas Paquetá in this year's edition, appears in third, with 39 representatives, opening an advantage to rivals Vasco, with 35, and Fluminense, with 32. Another 19 teams in the country have had athletes defending Brazil in World Cups since 1930. Santos, thanks to striker Neymar, reached 25 names and surpassed Palmeiras (24). Without representatives in the 2026 squad, Corinthians (23), Atlético-MG (12) and Cruzeiro (11) complete the top-10. And the list also includes Grêmio (nine), Internacional (eight), Portuguesa (six), Ponte Preta (five), Bangu, São Cristóvão (both four), América-RJ (three), Guarani, Ypiranga-RJ (two), Americano-RJ, Americano-RS, Athletico-PR and Portuguesa Santista (one each).