Gaku Shibasaki, futbolista del Leganés and international with the Japanese team, spoke of the role that the latter can play in the World Cup in Qatar and assured that He doesn’t see it as impossible to get out of the group stage despite coinciding with two favorites such as Spain and Germany.
“The two countries are top in the world in football and it would be a great challenge to go to the next round. We are going to try to give our best whoever the rival is. I don’t think it will be impossible to achieve it,” said the midfielder.
“We are happy with what we did. We got a great victory again but we still want to show the things that we are developing little by little. Football in Japan wants to grow more,” He also stated about the classification for the appointment.
In statements released by his current club, he was also proud to be the first player from this club to play in the World Cup and have a contract with him: “I am happy for what I did as a Leganés player. I would like to thank the people who always support to the club. I’m going to work harder than ever but to reciprocate”.
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“The players and coaches have congratulated me. For me it was a shame that my teammates Kenneth Omeruo and Yoel Barcenas have not achieved the objective with Nigeria and Panama, because I wanted to play with them in the World Cup,” he added.
On the other hand Shibasaki, who in Spain He has also played in the ranks of Tenerife, Getafe and Deportivo de La Coruña: he said: “I hope that Spain achieves its goal and that it is a great World Cup for the people of the country”.