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BRIGHTON, England — Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma is a major doubt for next month's Asian Cup after sustaining an ankle injury with his English Premier League club Brighton. "Tomorrow we have more or less 10 injured players, maybe eight, but the other two players can't start the game," Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi says on the eve of his team's home match with Tottenham. "Mitoma is one of them. We've lost Kaoru for around six weeks." The Asian Cup in Qatar begins on Jan. 12 and four-time winner Japan has been drawn in Group D with Indonesia, Iraq and Vietnam.
