Celtic star man Kyogo Furuhash i has endured a World Cup nightmare ahead of Japan's crucial World Cup qualifiers after being stranded overnight and cooped up on a plane in Russia before their trip to Vietnam.
The 26-year-old is set to star for his country in a must-win qualifier in Hanoi and departed for Vietnam the day after he scored a double for Celtic in a 4-2 win at Dundee.
The Japanese FA chartered a plane for their 11 European-based players to fly from Amsterdam to Vietnam, with a refueling stop in Russia.But the aircraft encountered an issue and was forced to sit on Russian soil for ten hours before it could take off, meaning Furuhashi missed Japan's training session before the game and was travelling for the best part of a full
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