Soccer J1, Vissel Kobe forward, Yuya Osako, who had been selected as the Japan national team for the World Cup Asian final qualifying round for soccer to be held later this month, will decline the national team due to injury.
Osako missed the next two games after contacting his opponent's defender and suffering a cut on his right leg when aiming for a shot in the J1 league match held on the 2nd of this month.
Even so, he returned to the ACL = Asian Champions League playoffs on the 15th and scored two goals. Selected as a member of the Japan national team.
However, according to the club, after participating in the match against Shimizu S-Pulse on the 19th, he decided to decline because his recovery from injury was not perfect.
The Japanese national football team will play away against Australia on the 24th of this month to compete in the World Cup Qatar tournament, and then play against Vietnam at the Saitama Stadium on the 29th.
So far, Osako has scored two goals in all eight games of the final Asian qualifying, and he was expected to play a key role in the attack in the remaining two games.
In addition, the Japan Football Association has convened for the first time Daichi Hayashi of Belgian First Division Sinttro Inden in place of Osako.