I'm worried that I'll get seriously hurt! The controversy erupted...Ankle injury → Separate training ace calls A-match in October
Oct 03, 2025
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The Japanese national soccer team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, will play a friendly match in October in Paraguay (Panasonic Stadium Suita) on the 10th and Brazil (Tokyo Stadium) on the 14th. Coach Hajime Moriyasu revealed the players who will play in two consecutive games. Most of the key players, including Endo Wataru (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Henk), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), and Ko Itakura (Ajax), were selected. However, the injured man, Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), was excluded. However, another injured man, Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), was listed unchanged.
Japanese media Dospo Web reported 'Kubo was also selected for the October A-match list. There are voices concerned about the deterioration of his left ankle condition,' the report said.
Gubo injured his left ankle in a friendly against Mexico in the U.S. in September. DospoWeb reportedly returned to his team and played, but the pain did not go away. Some raised the possibility of not being selected for the A match in October. But he was named again this time. Moriyasu said, `We decided that Kubo could convene this time.'
Citing a report by Spanish media Marca, the media outlet said 'Gubo digested a separate menu at a one-day training session. I'm also concerned about playing in the match against Vayecano on the 6th.
According to Dospo Webb, fans were advised not to call the 'Japanese national team' but to call it a friendly match. It definitely feels like it's dragging its feet. There were voices such as 'Worrying that one day you might get seriously hurt' and 'Is the leg of the old man okay?'
This media outlet 'Of course, the old newsletter would have been named because it is in a convincing state. Now that I've been chosen, I just hope that I'll finish it safely,' he added.
Meanwhile, Gubo was nominated for the Asian Football Confederation's 'AFC Awards Riyadh 2025' International Player of the Year category. He will compete with Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Iran's Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan, Olympiacos). The AFC International Player of the Year Award is given to a player from an AFC member country who has performed brilliantly in a year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
