Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima will be looking to make amends for a rare blunder and help guarantee Japan's World Cup qualification for Brazil 2014 with a clean sheet in Tuesday's Group B clash with Australia.
Kawashima, one of the stars of Japan's run to the round of 16 on his World Cup debut in South Africa three years ago, conceded a soft goal in a comprehensive 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria at Toyota Stadium on Thursday, allowing Stanislav Manolev's third-minute free kick to skid off his rain-slick fists and into the back of the net.
"Sometimes these games happen and we have to leave everything behind. We were simply not good enough and I think that has made us really focused on the next game the day after tomorrow," Kawashima said after training on Sunday.