Honduras brings 3rd Palacios brother to WCup team

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — Honduras will be the first country to have three brothers in a World Cup squad after Jerry Palacios was called up because of an injury to another player.

The midfielder will arrive Thursday in Johannesburg to replace the injured Julio Cesar de Leon, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a right leg injury. Jerry will join brothers Wilson and Johnny, who are also midfielders.

A fourth brother, Edwin Rene Palacios, was kidnapped and murdered in 2007. The kidnappers killed him after the family had paid a $500,000 ransom. Edwin was the youngest of the footballing brothers and played briefly for Honduras' under-23 team and the under-17s.

Honduras plays Chile in the team's opening Group H match Wednesday.