Celtic stars Kyogo, Hatate miss out as Japan name World Cup squad

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu has named his 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, though there was no room for Celtic duo Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate.

Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate did not make Japan's World Cup squad

Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate (L) did not make Japan's World Cup squad

Furuhashi has found the back of the net eight times in 10 Scottish Premiership appearances this season, with Hatate proving impressive in Ange Postecoglou's midfield three.

There was room for teammate Daizen Maeda, however, who was one of three forwards called upon by Moriyasu.

National team veterans Maya Yoshida and Yuto Nagatomo also earned their place in the squad and will lead the Samurai Blue as they face Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in Group E.

Japan's World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg).

Defenders: Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Reds), Maya Yoshida (Schalke), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield Town).

Midfielders: Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Junya Ito (Stade Reims), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus).

Forwards: Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Takuma Asano (Bochum), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Bruges).

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