TOKYO - Former Japan captain Maya Yoshida has been called up for their World Cup send-off match against Iceland on May 31 in Tokyo, the Japan Football Association said Thursday.
The 37-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy center-back, who is not in Japan's 26-man squad for the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States starting next month, will join Hajime Moriyasu's squad on Monday and remain with the team for a week until the game at MUFG Stadium.
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