Defender Yuta Nakayama, who was selected to represent Japan in the soccer World Cup Qatar tournament that will start on the 20th of this month, was injured in a match at his club and underwent surgery, and the club decided to participate in the World Cup. I can no longer do it," he announced.
According to Huddersfield, England's second division league, to which Nakayama belongs, Nakayama injured his Achilles tendon just before the end of the first half of the match held on the 2nd of this month, and a subsequent examination required surgery.
He will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup.
Club manager Mark Fotheringham commented, "I am very shocked that Nakayama will not be able to participate in the World Cup as a representative of Japan."
Nakayama was just selected as one of the 26 members of the Japanese national team on the 1st of this month.
Nakayama is 25 years old from Ibaraki prefecture.
A defender with tenacious and solid defense and accurate passing, he helped the team advance to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, and was expected to play an active role in the World Cup.
The final roster of the World Cup Qatar tournament can be replaced up to 24 hours before the team's first match only in case of serious injury or illness.