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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][FIFA WORLD CUP] Japan's Nakayama ruled out of Qatar 2022 with injury

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November 4, 2022

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Tokyo: Japan full-back Yuta Nakayama will miss the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury while playing for English side Huddersfield Town, the club said.

Nakayama was named in Japan's 26-man squad for Qatar on Tuesday and was expected to start in their Group E games against Germany, Costa Rica and Spain.

Huddersfield said the 25-year-old will require surgery that will rule him out for the rest of the Championship season after being stretchered off in the Terriers' 2-0 home defeat to Sunderland on Wednesday.

Huddersfield head coach Mark Fotheringham said Nakayama's injury was "a huge blow" for the side that sit bottom of England's second tier. .....

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