On the 18th (19th Japan time), the FIFA World Cup Japan representative arrived at Monterrey, Mexico, the venue for the second round of Group F against Tunisia (20th and 21st). After practicing at their base camp in Nashville, Tennessee, they headed straight to the airport for Monterrey without returning to the hotel. Midfielder Takefusa Kubo (R Sociedad), who injured his left knee in the 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on the 14th (15th), did not accompany the team and was ruled to miss the match against Tunisia, seeing off the team at the training ground. Sponichi Annex delivering the latest news https://www.sponichi.co.jp/ Sponichi Photo and Video Department’s X (old Twitter) https://x.com/Sponichi_Photo Sponichi Photo and Video Department’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sponichiphoto_official?igsh=MWVyZmZzcGpvNmsycA== Sponichi’s X (former Twitter) https://twitter.com/sponichiannex
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