(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa was told he had been selected for Japan's World Cup squad by a flight attendant after being caught in mid-air when Alberto Zaccheroni named his 23-man line-up for Brazil.
"It wasn't announced on the plane, a regular cabin attendant gave me the message," Kagawa was quoted as saying by Kyodo after landing in Tokyo on Monday.
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