Takefusa Kubo suffers knee injury, leaves Netherlands vs Japan match in wheelchair
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Ryan Taylor
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Summary
Japan winger Takefusa Kubo suffered a serious-looking knee injury during a 2-2 World Cup draw against the Netherlands in Dallas, forcing him off the field in the 75th minute after a collision with Denzel Dumfries. He left the stadium in a wheelchair and was seen grimacing post-match.
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The Real Sociedad starlet was forced off on 75 minutes after signalling he could not continue following a collision with Denzel Dumfries.
Kubo was able to walk off the field, though he moved gingerly and was later spotted grimacing as he hobbled around the edge of the pitch at full-time.
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