World Cup: "It was my turn to help the team out," says redeemed Kawashima

Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima said Thursday he was happy to have bounced back from earlier blunders at the World Cup after his team lost 1-0 to Poland but still qualified for the round of 16.The multilingual shot-stopper made a fabulous first-half save in the Samurai Blue's final Group H match when he dived full stretch to his right to keep out a free header from Kamil Grosicki.It proved crucial as Japan finished level on four points with Senegal, and on the same goal difference, but took second place in Group H due to having collected fewer yellow cards.Kawashima's standout save was a su…READ FULL ARTICLE