Brighton loan star Kaoru Mitoma sealed a 2-0 victory for Japan against Australia in Sydney to confirm a seventh consecutive World Cup appearance for his country

The win guaranteed a top-two finish in Group B of Asia's final qualifying round as Mitoma and Japan will now take their place at this year's World Cup in Qatar.

Mitoma, who plays for Tony Bloom's Belgium team Royal Union this season on loan from Brighton, changed the match after being introduced as a second half substitute.