Belgium's Lukaku fit to face Japan in next round


Romelu Lukaku de Bélgica celebra anotar su segundo gol en el partido frente a Túnez, Estadio Spartak, Moscú, Rusia, REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Striker Romelu Lukaku is fully fit after injuring an ankle in last weekend's win over Tunisia and should be available for Belgium's second-round match against Japan, coach Roberto Martinez said on Friday.

"Lukaku is fully fit," he told reporters a day after resting the Manchester United target man and eight other first-choice players but still claiming a 1-0 win over England.

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