E27 - The Lions of the Final

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    Several days after the match
    with France.
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    The Japan Eleven are practicing hard
    for their final against Germany.
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    It's midnight. Tsubasa and his teammates
    are sleeping soundly after practice...
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    with one exception.
[00:25] Sign
    TECHNIQUE - HEADER IN FRONT OF GOAL
    GO RIGHT FOR THE GOAL
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    JAPAN, NANKATSU MS
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    I hope they do well in the final.
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    Yeah.
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    Hey, you can't be taking a break already.
[00:47] ---
    Yeah, but tonight's the final.
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    We wanna watch it live.
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    If we don't rest now, we'll be totally
    zonked and fall asleep.
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    No excuses!
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    The Under 15's are really good this year.
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    JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH MAKES IT TO
    THE FINALS, PLAYING GERMANY TONIGHT!
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    This team is going to do great things.
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    Tonight's the final right?
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    JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH MAKES IT TO
    THE FINALS, PLAYING GERMANY TONIGHT!
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    I'm rooting for these guys over the pros.
    I'll be watching for sure.
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    Kanda, you go to the same junior high
    as Tsubasa Ozora, right?
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    What's he like? Have you talked to him?
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    Hey, something wrong?
[01:31] ---
    No, everything's just fine.
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    CAPTAIN TSUBASA:
    JUNIOR YOUTH ARC
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    EPISODE 27
    THE LIONS OF THE FINAL!
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    SANAE NAKAZAWA
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    Today's the final!
    We're all rooting for you.
[03:40] Sign
    DAD
    CALLING
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    Morning, Dad.
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    Morning, Taro. So today's the final.
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    Yeah, kickoff is at 3pm.
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    I'll be there supporting you all the way.
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    Thanks, Dad. I know we'll win.
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    This tournament is ours!
[04:03] ---
    Just as we thought, it seems Wakashimazu
    won't be able to play in today's final.
[04:09] ---
    I see.
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    And Misugi and the Tachibana twins
    are in no condition to play.
[04:16] ---
    Hyuga's and Izawa's injuries from
    the match against France haven't healed.
[04:21] ---
    When you make it this far, I suppose
    injuries come with the territory.
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    Oh good morning, Katagiri.
[04:29] ---
    Good morning.
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    Excuse my interruption. I too am worried
    about the current condition of the team.
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    It's just as you heard, they're a mess.
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    Who are you going to go with for goalie?
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    Genzo.
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    What do you think, Sumitomo?
[04:57] ---
    Yes, I think it's a bit too much
    for Morisaki to handle.
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    All right, let's get this meeting started.
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    It's almost time.
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    Almost pay back time for Germany.
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    And at the final too.
    Couldn't be more perfect.
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    Coach!
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    Genzo, it's not like you to be late.
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    It's finally done.
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    What? This is...
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    What Coach is looking at are special stats
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    on today's opponents,
    Germany Junior Youth.
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    But how did you...
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    I made it to win.
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    Check your phones, I just sent it.
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    You're right.
[05:58] ---
    You just sent it.
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    JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP
    FROM: WAKABAYASHI
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    So this is a summary of the players
    you'll be marking in today's match.
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    12. MANFRED MARGUS (FW)
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    STRENGTHS - HE'LL OFTEN USE HIS HEIGHT TO
    GO RIGHT FOR THE SHOT WITH A HEADER...
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    11. KARL HEINZ SCHNEIDER (FW)
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    STRENGTHS - FIRE SHOT, AN ACE STRIKER
    WITH SPEED, TECHNIQUE, AND POWER.
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    Their strengths, weakness,
    and quirks during play.
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    10. FRANZ SCHESTER (MW)
    QUIRKS - WHEN HE TRIES TO PASS YOU...
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    You can check their plays in the videos.
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    Amazing.
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    So detailed.
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    You've even done it for the substitutes.
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    I started putting it together bit by bit
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    before the tournament,
    and I finally finished it.
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    Schneider and Kaltz were my teammates,
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    and I've played against
    Schester and Margus.
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    I think it's as accurate as it can be.
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    No need to cram every players' info
    into your head.
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    Just make sure you know
    everything there is to know
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    about the player you'll be marking.
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    Yeah!
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    Coach, please continue.
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    Yes. Thanks, Genzo.
[06:50] ---
    Yes, sir.
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    I know I said meeting,
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    but you've come this far, and there
    isn't really much left for me to say.
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    Just keep fighting hard. That is all.
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    Yes, sir.
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    Now for the starting lineup.
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    For forwards, we'll go two upfront.
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    Hyuga on the left.
[07:12] ---
    Yes, sir.
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    And Nitta on the right.
[07:14] ---
    Y-Yes, sir.
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    -In midfield, Tsubasa...
    -Yes, sir.
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    -...and Misaki.
    -Yes, sir.
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    -Sano.
    -Yes, sir.
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    -Sawada.
    -Yes, sir.
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    -On defense, Matsuyama.
    -Yes, sir.
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    -Ishizaki.
    -All right!
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    -Jito.
    -Yes, sir.
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    Soda.
[07:32] ---
    Coach.
[07:36] ---
    They accepted our objection
    and removed the second yellow card.
[07:43] ---
    Thank you so very much!
[07:47] ---
    That's great, Soda.
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    I knew we would play together
    in the final.
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    Guys. Thank you.
[07:55] ---
    Let's continue.
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    Oh yeah, there's one left.
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    For goalie.
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    Genzo Wakabayashi.
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    Wakabayashi!
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    Wakabayashi!
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    Finally, it's Wakabayashi's turn.
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    Coach! This match is...
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    I haven't practiced any
    combination plays with the defenders.
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    And I... The guys...
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    There's no one besides you, Wakabayashi.
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    Wakashimazu can't play, so you're the only
    one who can defend our goal today.
[08:41] ---
    Morisaki.
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    That's right, Wakabayashi.
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    You're the only one left who we can trust
    with Japan's goal.
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    Hyuga.
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    Some of us, me included, haven't thought
    well of what you've said and done,
[08:56] ---
    much less thought well of you.
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    But...
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    None of that matters
    when you step out on the pitch.
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    As long as you don't slack off
    or help out the other team,
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    no one's going to hate you.
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    And if we can all focus on winning,
    then we'll achieve real team work.
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    To be honest, I couldn't stand Tsubasa.
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    But on the same team,
    there's no one I trust more.
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    And if it'll help us win, I'm more than
    happy to pass the ball to Tsubasa.
[09:38] ---
    Hyuga.
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    Soccer.
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    Soccer's like that, right, Wakabayashi?
[09:46] ---
    Hyuga.
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    And besides, I heard the conversation
    between you and Tsubasa in Hamburg.
[09:55] ---
    You deliberately played the bad guy
    to make us stronger.
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    From getting under our skin on day one
    of the tour, to punching me...
[10:08] ---
    You put us before yourself,
[10:10] ---
    all so Japan Junior Youth
    could become stronger.
[10:17] ---
    Hey, is what Hyuga's saying true?
[10:23] ---
    Yeah, it's true.
[10:26] ---
    You didn't say anything to us.
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    But it's just like you, Wakabayashi.
[10:33] ---
    Sorry about that.
[10:35] ---
    Man, that was some pretty crappy acting.
[10:39] ---
    You know, Wakabayashi,
[10:40] ---
    it's thanks to you that we improved
    so much in such a short amount of time.
[10:47] ---
    So what're you gonna do?
[10:48] ---
    Stick to the plan
    and sit this tournament out?
[10:52] ---
    Did this report make your job now done?
[10:57] ---
    Wakabayashi, there's no one
    but you for goalie.
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    We want to see you
    defend our goal, Wakabayashi.
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    Play, Wakabayashi.
[11:06] ---
    Let's do it.
[11:07] ---
    We've come so far, you can't not play.
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    Please, Wakabayashi.
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    Wakashimazu.
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    Wakabayashi, defend Japan.
[11:25] ---
    Genzo.
[11:33] ---
    All right.
[11:35] ---
    I'll do it! I'll play!
[11:37] ---
    Yeah.
[11:38] ---
    That's more like it.
[11:39] ---
    We were waiting for those words.
[11:42] ---
    As long as I'm playing,
    we're going to win!
[11:44] ---
    We're winning the tournament, guys!
[11:46] ---
    Let's do it!
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    I'm counting on you, guys.
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    We'll be giving our all cheering for you.
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    Let's do this, Captain Tsubasa.
[12:02] ---
    Yes, let's.
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    And now, Japan Junior Youth
    is united as a team.
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    We can go into the final knowing
    we've got our strongest possible lineup.
[12:16] Sign
    CAPTAIN TSUBASA:
    JUNIOR YOUTH ARC
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    No regrets.
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[12:24] Sign
    BIRTH DATE DECEMBER 7 / HEIGHT 170 CM
    WEIGHT 63 KG / BLOOD TYPE O
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    What's wrong, Schneider?
[12:42] ---
    It's nothing.
[12:44] ---
    It's almost time, so let's go.
[12:46] ---
    Yeah.
[12:48] ---
    Dad, Mom, Marie.
    Will they come to today's match?
[13:07] ---
    Hey, Schneider.
[13:09] ---
    Felster.
[13:12] ---
    Aren't you going to go root for your son?
[13:16] ---
    And what is the busy coach
    of Munich doing here?
[13:20] ---
    I consider myself lucky
    that I was able to meet you here.
[13:25] ---
    And what's that supposed to mean?
[13:26] ---
    May I?
[13:28] ---
    Sure.
[13:31] ---
    It saved me a trip to the port.
[13:34] ---
    You knew.
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    A few times...
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    I saw you a few times.
[13:45] ---
    I don't need anything from you.
[13:48] ---
    Don't get so bent out of shape.
[13:51] ---
    You're Hamburg, I'm Munich.
    We used to be good rivals.
[13:57] ---
    Reminiscing about the good ol' days?
[13:59] ---
    Listen. I know what happened
    two years ago.
[14:04] ---
    About you as Hamburg coach and
    your issue with the star player, Schmidt.
[14:11] ---
    The papers have been writing about how
    you guys didn't get along for a while now.
[14:16] ---
    And when the then-coach Madrov became ill,
[14:21] ---
    you stepped in as interim coach
    and things came to the surface.
[14:26] ---
    You took Schmidt off the starting lineup
    and played the match.
[14:31] ---
    That interim coach is useless!
[14:33] ---
    I'll never play again even if you beg me.
[14:37] ---
    The media lapped it up.
[14:40] ---
    Public opinion, together with
    the team's lackluster performance,
[14:46] ---
    made Hamburg's owner side with Schmidt
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    and he let you and Madrov go.
[14:54] ---
    And once Schmidt came back,
    he played spectacularly well
[14:58] ---
    and was the driving force behind
    Hamburg going from 10th to 3rd.
[15:06] ---
    I'm sure it was hard for Karl back then.
[15:13] ---
    Hey, you're the son of that loser coach!
[15:15] ---
    Your dad got axed.
[15:21] ---
    But he didn't cave.
[15:24] ---
    Karl kept focused on his soccer
[15:26] ---
    and did spectacularly well
    with Hamburg Junior Youth.
[15:30] ---
    And now, he's captain
    of Germany Junior Youth.
[15:34] ---
    They even call him the Young Emperor.
[15:38] ---
    Karl is strong.
[15:40] ---
    Didn't you teach Karl Heinz Schneider
    all he knows about soccer?
[15:46] ---
    Besides, what about Schmidt this season?
[15:50] ---
    He's holding everyone back now.
[15:54] ---
    Lack of stamina, monotonous playing...
[15:58] ---
    You knew that two years ago.
[16:03] ---
    You know Karl has come
    to my team in Munich.
[16:07] ---
    Yeah.
[16:09] ---
    I'm the one who asked the club
    to transfer him.
[16:13] ---
    Next season, I'm planning to play him
    in the top team under me.
[16:22] ---
    I see.
[16:24] ---
    And now, I've come to recruit his father.
[16:31] ---
    Not just for me, but for Karl.
[16:35] ---
    Will you be my right-hand man,
    and work with me as coach, Schneider?
[16:41] ---
    Are you joking, Felster?
[16:43] ---
    And why would I? You think I'd joke
    about something like this?
[16:51] ---
    So, shall we go?
    Go watch your son do what he does best?
[17:00] ---
    This first International Junior Youth
    Tournament has been unforgettable.
[17:04] ---
    And at last, it's the day of the final.
[17:08] ---
    We have on the card Germany Junior Youth,
    the favorite to win,
[17:13] ---
    having won every one of their matches
    without resistance.
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    And then we have our very own
    Japan Junior Youth,
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    who may've won
    each of their matches by a slim margin,
[17:24] ---
    but who also managed to crush Italy,
    Argentina, and hometown France,
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    which were all teams once
    considered contenders to win.
[17:34] Sign
    OZORA
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    Who will be crowned the winner?
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    Will it be Germany Junior Youth,
    led by the Young Emperor,
[17:41] Sign
    LIVE FROM FRANCE
    ALMOST KICKOFF!!
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    Karl Heinz Schneider?
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    Tsubasa.
[17:47] Sign
    LIVE FROM FRANCE
    ALMOST KICKOFF!!
[17:47] ---
    Or will it be Japan Junior Youth,
    led by Japan's very own soccer genius,
[17:52] ---
    Tsubasa Ozora?
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    All right, Tsubasa. Time to spread
    your wings at the world stage.
[18:00] ---
    The moment to write a new chapter
    in Japan's soccer history is almost here.
[18:06] ---
    From a helicopter above,
[18:09] ---
    parachutes adorned with the flags
    of our two teams today,
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    Japan and Germany, as well as
    the host country France, grace the skies.
[18:17] ---
    It's the final!
[18:21] ---
    And we've got fireworks
    and an aerial show!
[18:23] ---
    They've pulled out all the stops
    for this final.
[18:27] ---
    And now, as the crowd goes wild,
    our teams enter.
[18:32] ---
    The final.
    I never get tired of this feeling.
[18:37] ---
    I'm going to give this single game
    everything I've got.
[18:46] ---
    Tsubasa Ozora.
[18:48] ---
    What, Kanda?
[18:51] ---
    You're glued to that tv.
[18:53] ---
    You don't even realize you're watching.
[18:55] ---
    Of course I'm watching, everyone is.
[19:00] ---
    In the middle of the pitch,
    the two captains exchange banners.
[19:06] ---
    Let's make this a good match.
[19:09] ---
    We'll give it our all.
[19:12] ---
    So who's gonna win?
[19:15] ---
    The odds are, Germany, by a long shot.
[19:19] ---
    But only those of us who've played them
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    knows that Japan
    has inexhaustible strength.
[19:25] ---
    Germany's starting lineup.
[19:27] ---
    Forwards, two up top
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    with Margus,
[19:31] ---
    and Captain Schneider,
    nicknamed the Young Emperor of Germany.
[19:36] ---
    He has the top scorer award in the bag
[19:38] ---
    and he's hoping to make it
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    a triple win by winning
    the tournament and the MVP as well.
[19:50] ---
    Four players in the midfield,
[19:52] ---
    playmaker Schester, Kaltz the Workman,
    along with Max and Mileus.
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    Unshakeable defense
    from Mayer, Hardwich, Hain, and Magath.
[20:05] ---
    And as goalie,
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    they have the Phantom Keeper,
    the Steel Giant, Deuter Muller,
[20:11] ---
    who has played since the Uruguay match.
[20:14] ---
    He's part of the starting lineup.
[20:17] ---
    That's Germany Junior Youth,
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    a team with virtually no weaknesses,
    an all powerful, perfect European team.
[20:23] ---
    And now the starting lineup
    for Japan Junior Youth.
[20:26] ---
    Oh, Soda's playing.
[20:28] ---
    I'm so glad he can play.
[20:32] ---
    Tsubasa! Tsubasa!
[20:33] ---
    Wow, they're chanting for Tsubasa.
[20:36] ---
    Europe's soccer fans understand
    how amazing Tsubasa is.
[20:43] ---
    No sooner did the announcement
[20:44] ---
    for Japan's starting lineup go out
    than the chanting for Tsubasa began.
[20:50] ---
    It's as loud as it was for Schneider.
[20:53] ---
    The soccer genius from Japan
    is about to spread his wings and fly.
[20:59] ---
    Wow, I'm so surprised.
[21:02] ---
    If Schneider is the scoring king,
    then Tsubasa is the man with top assists.
[21:06] ---
    Impressive support.
[21:08] ---
    -It's no wonder if you've seen that play.
    -Tsubasa is also going after a triple win.
[21:12] ---
    And in this final, Japan has
    a surprise with their starting lineup.
[21:17] ---
    Genzo Wakabayashi
    will be protecting the goal today.
[21:21] ---
    It's his first appearance
    in the tournament.
[21:24] ---
    Wakabayashi?
[21:26] ---
    Wakabayashi is playing?
[21:28] ---
    Play for me too, Wakabayashi.
[21:35] ---
    I see, so you're playing, Wakabayashi.
[21:38] ---
    You haven't played
    all tournament and now...
[21:42] ---
    We were on the same team in Hamburg,
    and since I transferred to Munich,
[21:46] ---
    I thought our next battle
    would be in the pro league next season.
[21:50] ---
    Finally an opportunity
    to go one-on-one has come.
[21:54] ---
    Schneider, I'm not going to lose.
[21:57] ---
    Guys, get in a circle.
[21:59] ---
    Yeah.
[22:00] ---
    Japan versus Germany, the battle
    of the century is about to kick off.
[24:46] Sign
    NEXT EPISODE
    A SHOOTING STORM