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Gaku returns to Leganés after qualified to the World Cup with Japan

Gaku Shibasaki returns to training with Leganés after playing with Japan in the qualification matches for the World Cup at Qatar that will be held in the next month of november and december. On his part, Kenneth Omeruo and Yoel Bárcenas do not run with the same luck and their teams, Nigeria and Panamá. 

Out of the three international pepineros players. Gaku was the only team to reach the World Cup. Japan sealed their passage to the orbital date after defeating Australia 0-2 in a match the international japanese did not play any minutes. With the ticket in their hands, the blue samurai tied against Vietnam (1-1) in the last match of the qualifying rounds in which Shibasaki was on the starting line-up and played 62’ minutes. 

Omeruo and Bárcenas were left on the doors of the WorldCup

Bad luck run Omeruo and Bárcenas that see how their illusions to the world cup vanished, Nigeria tied both matches against Ghana (0-0 and 1-1) but the visitors goal (Law still active on the African confederation) left the green eagles, and our pepinero defender that did not have participation on the clashes. 

On his part, Panamá couldn't enter on the best teams of CONCACAF and could not go to their second consecutive world cup after Rusia 2018- Yoel Bárcens participate on three different matches playing 62’ minutes against Honduras (1-1), 45’ against United States (Defeat 5-3) and 17’ minutes on their last match against Canadá (Triumph 1-0)