Kaoru Mitoma's World Cup in doubt after suffering potential hamstring injury

[p]The winger limped off in the 58th minute of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton's[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brighton-2XrRecc3/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=YLpmOIBr"]3-0 win[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] after suddenly clutching the back of his left thigh while chasing a ball and going down.[/p][embed guid="2ffe2b36-0062-4504-8dce-b0e84f177839" url="https://x.com/JapaneseFbl/status/2053139972052468114" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaoru-mitoma/faIBBRXl/"]Mitoma[/a] reportedly left the stadium on crutches which will be a huge worry for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a] head coach Hajime Moriyasu, who is due to name his World Cup squad on Friday.[/p][p][b]"We have to wait for the scan, then we can clarify it,"[/b] said Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler when asked by reporters about Mitoma's injury after the match.[/p][p]"Of course, it didn't look great, but I'm a positive person and I stay positive regarding it.[/p][p][b]"It looked like a hamstring injury, but let's wait if it's an injury or not."[/b][/p][image alt="Mitoma's stats this season in the Premier League" id="fadec99c-8b79-4d6c-81d3-522e064563ce" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opta" guid="0f346242-9125-4f43-aa9e-7a526aae394b" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Japan will begin their World Cup campaign against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/japan-ULXPdOUj/netherlands-WYintcWb/?mid=4SV9xFBO"]Arlington, Texas on June 14[/a].[/p][p]They will also face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] in Group F.[/p]