Keeper is peaking at right time for World Cup Eugene Galekovic says he's a long way off regarding himself as a certainty for the squad. They say goalkeepers are different. Brash, flamboyant, authoritative, a breed apart. To be in the position where one mistake can cost your team so much means your self-belief must be total. Modesty is therefore not a quality always associated with shot-stoppers, but in the case of Australia's hero in Seoul, Eugene Galekovic, it illustrates his mindset better than most. The Adelaide United goalkeeper stood between the Socceroos and a heavy loss to the rampant South Koreans on Saturday night. Shot after shot, from long range, close range, headers, crosses, it was all the same to the 32-year-old, who ensured Australia's clean sheet in the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Even Holger Osieck, a coach reluctant to single out individuals, was prepared to concede Galekovic had surely put himself in the frame to be one of Australia's three goalkeepers for the World Cup squad in Brazil next year. But the man himself was having none of it. Yes, he agreed on Sunday afternoon he had had a wonderful game and of course it was important to press his claims for South America, especially as he had enjoyed being part of the Socceroos' squad in South Africa. But no, he said, he was a long way off regarding himself as a certainty for the squad, never mind being a challenger for Mark Schwarzer's No.1 jersey. It's a long way away. There's this tournament and then a whole season with Adelaide United in which I have to do well to put my name forward," he said. Galekovic said he felt he would have a good game against the Koreans. I felt really good, I don't know why. I felt really good waking up, I had enough rest, it felt like I was going to have a good game from the first minute. The former Melbourne Victory man - he was Ernie Merrick's original first choice in the inaugural A-League campaign before losing his place to Michael Theoklitos - believes his greater experience has helped him reach what he believes is peak form at the right time. But Galekovic is likely to stay in the A-League rather than chase a foreign deal. I am in my early 30s, I am making the best of my time. I think I have got better and better since I got to Adelaide and hopefully there's a bit more improvement left," he said.