Injured star Kaoru Mitoma was left out of Japan's World Cup squad Friday as manager Hajime Moriyasu named his 26 players for the tournament starting next month in Canada, Mexico and the United States.Captain Wataru Endo and 39-year-old fullback Yuto Nagatomo made the cut, the latter for a Japan record fifth time, but there is no place for rehabbing Takumi Minamino or the in-form Hidemasa Morita.Ajax defenders Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ko Itakura made the list, having come back from their respective injuries, while Yuito Suzuki also got the nod even though he is nursing a collarbone fracture suf…READ FULL ARTICLE
