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Japan's Mitoma misses World Cup after injury for Brighton
TL;DR
Kaoru Mitoma has been excluded from Japan's World Cup squad due to a hamstring injury sustained while playing for Brighton. His absence leaves Japan with only three players based in the country for the tournament.
Key points
- Kaoru Mitoma misses World Cup due to injury
- Sustained hamstring injury against Wolves
- Japan's squad has only three players based in Japan
- Japan faces Netherlands, Tunisia, and Sweden in June
- Manager Fabian Hürzeler provided an uncertain diagnosis
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Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma has been left out of Japan’s World Cup squad due to injury.
Mitoma picked up a hamstring problem against Wolves last weekend, with manager Fabian Hürzeler offering an uncertain diagnosis this week.
The winger was absent from Hajime Moriyasu’s 26-man squad on Friday, but there were calls for four British-based players.
Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada, Leeds’ Ao Tanaka and Celtic’s Daizen Maeda are all included along with six Bundesliga players.
There are only three players based in Japan. The Blue Samurai face the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden in North America from June 14.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Suzuki (Parma)
Defenders: Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Taniguchi (Sint-Truidense), (Ajax), Watanabe (Feyenoord), (Ajax), () Seko (Le Havre), (), Suzuki (Copenhagen)
Q&A
Why was Kaoru Mitoma left out of Japan's World Cup squad?
Kaoru Mitoma was left out of Japan's World Cup squad due to a hamstring injury he sustained during a match against Wolves.
Who are the other players included in Japan's World Cup squad?
Japan's World Cup squad includes players like Wataru Endo, Daichi Kamada, Ao Tanaka, and Daizen Maeda, along with six Bundesliga players.
