Japan captain Makoto Hasebe insists the Blue Samurai will be targeting all three points when they take on eliminated Poland in Volgograd in their final Group H match at the World Cup on Thursday.

Japan twice came from behind to claim a gutsy 2-2 draw against Senegal in their second match on Sunday, and Colombia's 3-0 win over Poland later the same day means Akira Nishino's men need just a point to advance to the round of 16 for only the second time on foreign soil.

But speaking after training on Monday at the team's base camp in Kazan, Hasebe said, "Japan are not the kind of team that can aim for a point and go and carry that plan out."

"I think we have to focus on getting three points rather than make calculations," added the Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder. "We have four points after two games but we haven't accomplished anything yet. The third game will seal our fate."

The final round of games in each group will be played simultaneously, with Colombia taking on Senegal in Samara. Japan and Senegal have four points each and Colombia have three.

Japan could even advance if they lose to Poland, provided Senegal beat Colombia.

"There will be people on the bench that know what is going on in the other (Colombia-Senegal) game and they will convey that to us. But the most important thing is that the team focuses on the performance," said Hasebe.

In Sunday's game against Senegal, Liverpool star Sadio Mane capitalized on a blunder by Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima to open the scoring before Takashi Inui pulled Japan level with a sumptuous finish in the 34th minute.

Moussa Wague put Senegal back in front but veteran midfielder Keisuke Honda secured Japan a share of the spoils with the equalizer just moments after coming off the bench.

"Obviously we would like to have taken three points but we did well to twice pull ourselves back into the game and we can build on that for the third game," said Hasebe.

For the Senegal game, Nishino stuck with the same starting 11 that edged 10-man Colombia 2-1 in their opening game but he could be tempted to make changes for the Poland match.

"The players that haven't played so far really want to see some action and deliver. You can feel that but it is the coach that has to think about that," said Hasebe.

Japan reached the last 16 for the first time on foreign turf at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where they were eliminated on penalties by Paraguay.