Good news for Imanol Sheriff. Take Kubo He returned to Gipuzkoa without playing a minute in the Japanese team. He will return a few days earlier than expected and, therefore, will be able to prepare with his teammates for the match on Sunday, March 31 (6:30 pm) against Alavés in Mendizorrotza. And the match scheduled for Tuesday, March 26 between North Korea and Japan, a qualifier for the 2026 World Cup, has definitely been suspended.
The president of the Japan Football Association (JFA), Kozo Tashimaexplained that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had suddenly received a message that morning from North Korea indicating that it would be “difficult” to hold the return match in Pyongyang.
The Asian Confederation confirmed on Friday the cancellation of the match in Pyongyang due to “unforeseen circumstances” in a statement. “The decision, made in consultation with FIFA and the parties involved, came after the AFC was informed on the 20th by the North Korean Football Association of the need to move the match to a neutral venue due to unavoidable circumstances ,” it said. confederation of Asia.
The Japanese senior team had planned to travel to Beijing early this Friday, with the idea of arriving in the North Korean capital on the 25th, but the team finally stayed on the ground and will conduct its training in Japan, JFA reported on a statement. , waiting to find out what happens on the way back.
So things are, hut He will return to Donostia soon. He missed the Granada match, due to a double muscular problem, but he participated against Cádiz on Friday the 15th, with a decisive participation in the execution of a 1-0 corner.
Source: La Verdad
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