Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida of Japan waves following his team's victory over Borussia Dortmund in the German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Gelsenkirchen September 27, 2014. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
TOKYO (Reuters) - Experienced Japanese fullback Atsuto Uchida has been ruled out of next month's Asian Cup title defence in Australia after failing to recover from a knee injury.
The Schalke defender was replaced by Kashima Antlers' Naomichi Ueda in the 23-man squad, the Japanese Football Association said on Sunday.
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