Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi has thanked his Hoops teammates for their support in helping him get over his "shock and disappointment" at his World Cup snub.
The Japanese ace was surprisingly left out of their squad for the Qatar tournament and instead travelled with his club to their Australian tour.
Furuhashi has revealed in a column in Japanese newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun, that he was immediately lifted by his Celtic colleagues when he was omitted from the squad.
And he revealed his shock when he got up early one morning to watch the live press conference of the squad announcement – and manager Hajime Moriyasu didn't include him.
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