Shinji Kagawa News

FIFA World Cup 2018, Highlights, Belgium vs Japan: Belgium beat Japan 3-2, to play Brazil in quarter-finals

James Rodriguez came on for the last half-hour after labouring in training with a calf strain but could not pull Colombia level after Yuya Osako's goal.

Shinji Kagawa netted on 93 minutes with virtually the last kick of the game, just moments after Wolfsburg defender Ricardo Rodriguez had converted a penalty on the stroke of 90 minutes which cancelled out Marco Reus' first-half goal.

Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa netted a goal each to give Japan a 2-0 win over Jordan.

Japan star Shinji Kagawa was hit in the jaw during their 1-0 win over Jamaica. He started feeling dizzy after the game and was taken to hospital for tests.

The 2013 Champions League runners-up Dortmund lost Marco Reus to an injury but Shinji Kagawa's return will bolster the side once again.

With Marco Reus, Nuri Sahin and Jakub Blaszczykowski among those already out, captain Mats Hummels struggling for fitness and Ciro Immobile a minor doubt, the last thing coach Jurgen Klopp needed was the news that Shinji Kagawa had to withdraw from training on Thursday with a groin problem.

Shinji Kagawa spent the first two games of the season at Old Trafford keeping the bench warm as new manager Louis van Gaal left him out of the starting line-up.

Shinji Kagawa, an instant hit for United after being signed by Alex Ferguson from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in 2012, found himself largely frozen out last season under the troubled reign of David Moyes.

Despite Manchester United claiming a 3-0 victory at Aston Villa, Moyes was unhappy with the number of tackles made on the Belgian-born youngster.