Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate made his debut for Japan on Tuesday as he was handed 45 minutes of their World Cup useless rubber with Vietnam.
The 24-year-old made approach as a tactical substitute for Junya Ito on the break in Samurai Blue's ultimate aggressive match earlier than they head to Qatar.
Hatate was referred to as as much as the senior squad for the primary time and began for Hajime Moriyasu's facet within the ultimate qualifier.
And he could have hoped to have impressed throughout his transient look for the senior facet.
Celtic team-mates Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi are each regulars with Japan however the pair had been absent for this squad.
All three might be pushing to signify their nationwide group in a serious match later this yr.
Hatate will now flip his focus to Sunday's blockbuster in opposition to Rangers at Ibrox as they go on seek for a win that can put them six factors forward of their nice rivals.
And his restricted recreation time bodes nicely for Ange Postecoglou who faces selections over who will begin for him when his males journey throughout town.
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