Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles will miss the remainder of the Brazil national soccer team’s 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign after picking up injuries during their 1-0 loss to Cameroon.
Both Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles had started for Brazil in their third and final group game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Brazil, who entered the match against Cameroon having already sealed their qualification for the round of 16, fell to a surprise defeat. to the African nation.
Despite the loss, Brazil finished as the top of Group G. However, they were hit hard when both Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles sustained injuries during the game.
Alex Telles was the first to suffer an injury. He was injured after Cameroonian midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa collided with him early in the second half. Telles was finally replaced by Marquinhos in the 54th minute of the game.
Injury blow for Brazil as Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles sit out the remainder of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Gabriel Jesús, for his part, was substituted in the 64th minute, and Pedro replaced the Arsenal attacker.
The Brazilian football association (CBF) has confirmed that both Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles have suffered injuries to their right knee. They have ruled out both Jesus and Telles from the rest of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, confirming that it was “impossible” for them to participate in the rest of the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event.
“The players Alex Telles and Gabriel Jesus underwent tests on Saturday morning accompanied by the Brazil team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, and an MRI on the right knee confirmed the extent of the injuries and the impossibility of recovering in time. to participate in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022”. said the CBF statement.
The injury to Jesus and Telles is a blow to Brazil, which is looking to win a sixth FIFA World Cup title, a record it extends. Jesus had come off the bench in Brazil’s first two games and started for them in the third at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Meanwhile, Telles has appeared in two matches: as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Switzerland and as a starter in a 1-0 loss to Cameroon.
Meanwhile, Brazil will face South Korea in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. South Korea qualified for the knockout stages after finishing second in Group H.
