Man of the moment Yosuke Ideguchi is refusing to get carried away by his heroics against Australia, but hopes to get another chance to shine by retaining his place in the starting lineup for Japan's final World Cup qualifier away to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Gamba Osaka midfielder stole the show in Saitama last week by opening his Japan account with a fabulous late strike to seal a 2-0 win against the Socceroos, a result that earned the Samurai Blue a place at next year's finals in Russia.
With Japan now having little except pride riding on the Saudi game, coach Vahid Halilhodizic is expected to make a number of changes to the team.