Japan defender Yuta Nakayama to miss World Cup with injury

Published November 3, 2022 11:08 AM

HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) — Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the World Cup after being injured in an English Championship game one day after being named in the national squad. His club Huddersfield says Nakayama damaged an Achilles tendon playing against Sunderland on Wednesday. Huddersfield says the 25-year-old player needs surgery that will rule him out for the rest of the season. Japan is set to be the first World Cup squad to arrive in Qatar next week and starts its program against Germany on Nov. 23. Group E also includes Spain and Costa Rica.

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