Ao Tanaka starts in Japan win, Okafor sidelined, Aaronson unused, Gudmundsson set for Sweden duty | OneFootball

Ao Tanaka started and played 78 minutes as Japan beat Iceland 1-0 in a friendly, a timely pre-World Cup boost. Noah Okafor missed Switzerland’s 4-1 win over Jordan at St Gallen’s Kybunpark because of a calf injury.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, Leeds have four players heading to this summer’s World Cup, with three of their nations in action on Sunday.

Okafor was still struggling with the calf problem on Saturday, and head coach Murat Yakin was not concerned about his long-term availability.

At the Bank Of America Stadium, the USA, with Brenden Aaronson in the squad, beat Senegal 3-2 in a friendly. Fresh from getting married on Friday, he returned to camp on Saturday and remained an unused substitute.

Gabi Gudmundsson completes the Leeds quartet bound for the finals with Sweden, who visit hosts Norway on Monday evening in a six pm kick-off.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk