Stand-in 船長/主将 Yoshida 'buzzing' after Japan 勝利,勝つ

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Japan defender Maya Yoshida said he was "buzzing" after 主要な his 味方する to a 2-0 victory in Thursday's World Cup qualifier against 部隊d Arab 首長国s in place of 負傷させるd 船長/主将 Makoto Hasebe.

Yuya Kubo and Yasuyuki Konno 得点する/非難する/20d a goal in each half in Al Ain to keep the four-times Asian 支持する/優勝者s locked on 13 points with Group B leaders Saudi Arabia in Asian qualifying for the next year's World Cup 決勝戦.

Yoshida said he felt a lot more 圧力 to 配達する a result in the absence of Hasebe.

"I'm buzzing. Of course, for me it was the first time to take such a 広大な/多数の/重要な 責任/義務," the 28-year-old told Kyodo News.

"You feel more 圧力 than usual and I 手配中の,お尋ね者 to try even harder for Hasebe. In another way, I didn't want us to lose and people say the 推論する/理由 was because Hasebe was not in the team."

Hasebe was 軍隊d to を受ける 外科 on his 権利 膝 in Tokyo this week and will 行方不明になる the 残り/休憩(する) of the Bundesliga season, his German club Eintracht Frankfurt said.

"I'm sure I'll be able to 再結合させる the team in time for next year's pre-season training," the 33-year-old told the club website.

Midfielder Hasebe has been an important 人物/姿/数字 for Japan over the last 10年間, helping the 味方する 勝利,勝つ the 2011 Asian Cup and qualify for 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Japan, who are looking for a sixth straight 外見 at the World Cup 決勝戦, host 底(に届く)-placed Thailand at the Saitama Stadium on Tuesday. The 最高の,を越す two from the group go through to the 決勝戦. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Nick Mulvenney)

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