# 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
**[00:32] Sign**
JAPAN, NANKATSU MS
**[00:34] ---**
I hope they do well in the final.
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Yeah.
**[00:44] ---**
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!
**[01:01] ---**
The Under 15's are really good this year.
**[01:07] Sign**
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?
**[01:12] Sign**
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.
**[01:18] ---**
Kanda, you go to the same junior high
as Tsubasa Ozora, right?
**[01:23] ---**
What's he like? Have you talked to him?
**[01:27] ---**
Hey, something wrong?
**[01:31] ---**
No, everything's just fine.
**[01:49] Sign**
CAPTAIN TSUBASA:
JUNIOR YOUTH ARC
**[01:54] ---**
**[03:08] Sign**
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
**[03:44] ---**
*Morning, Dad.*
**[03:46] ---**
Morning, Taro. So today's the final.
**[03:50] ---**
*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.
**[04:00] ---**
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.
**[04:10] ---**
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.
**[04:26] ---**
Oh good morning, Katagiri.
**[04:29] ---**
Good morning.
**[04:30] ---**
Excuse my interruption. I too am worried
about the current condition of the team.
**[04:37] ---**
It's just as you heard, they're a mess.
**[04:41] ---**
Who are you going to go with for goalie?
**[04:52] ---**
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.
**[05:11] ---**
All right, let's get this meeting started.
**[05:15] ---**
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.
**[05:34] ---**
What? This is...
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What Coach is looking at are special stats
**[05:41] ---**
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.
**[06:00] Sign**
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP
FROM: WAKABAYASHI
**[06:01] ---**
So this is a summary of the players
you'll be marking in today's match.
**[06:01] Sign**
12. MANFRED MARGUS (FW)
**[06:02] Sign**
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)
**[06:05] Sign**
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.
**[06:36] ---**
Just make sure you know
everything there is to know
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about the player you'll be marking.
**[06:41] ---**
Yeah!
**[06:44] ---**
Coach, please continue.
**[06:47] ---**
Yes. Thanks, Genzo.
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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.
**[07:02] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[07:04] ---**
Now for the starting lineup.
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For forwards, we'll go two upfront.
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Hyuga on the left.
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Yes, sir.
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And Nitta on the right.
**[07:14] ---**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[07:16] ---**
-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.
**[07:30] ---**
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.
**[07:49] ---**
I knew we would play together
in the final.
**[07:52] ---**
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!
**[08:14] ---**
Wakabayashi!
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Finally, it's Wakabayashi's turn.
**[08:19] ---**
Coach! This match is...
**[08:25] ---**
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.
**[08:34] ---**
Wakashimazu can't play, so you're the only
one who can defend our goal today.
**[08:41] ---**
Morisaki.
**[08:43] ---**
That's right, Wakabayashi.
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You're the only one left who we can trust
with Japan's goal.
**[08:50] ---**
Hyuga.
**[08:51] ---**
Some of us, me included, haven't thought
well of what you've said and done,
**[08:56] ---**
much less thought well of you.
**[09:01] ---**
But...
**[09:02] ---**
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.
**[09:15] ---**
And if we can all focus on winning,
then we'll achieve real team work.
**[09:20] ---**
To be honest, I couldn't stand Tsubasa.
**[09:26] ---**
But on the same team,
there's no one I trust more.
**[09:31] ---**
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.
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You deliberately played the bad guy
to make us stronger.
**[10:02] ---**
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.
**[10:28] ---**
But it's just like you, Wakabayashi.
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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.
**[11:00] ---**
We want to see you
defend our goal, Wakabayashi.
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Play, Wakabayashi.
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Let's do it.
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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.
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Genzo.
**[11:33] ---**
All right.
**[11:35] ---**
I'll do it! I'll play!
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Yeah.
**[11:38] ---**
That's more like it.
**[11:39] ---**
We were waiting for those words.
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As long as I'm playing,
we're going to win!
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We're winning the tournament, guys!
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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.
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Yes, let's.
**[12:06] ---**
*And now, Japan Junior Youth
is united as a team.*
**[12:11] ---**
*We can go into the final knowing
we've got our strongest possible lineup.*
**[12:16] Sign**
CAPTAIN TSUBASA:
JUNIOR YOUTH ARC
**[12:16] ---**
*No regrets.*
**[12:19] ---**
**[12:24] Sign**
BIRTH DATE DECEMBER 7 / HEIGHT 170 CM
WEIGHT 63 KG / BLOOD TYPE O
**[12:40] ---**
What's wrong, Schneider?
**[12:42] ---**
It's nothing.
**[12:44] ---**
It's almost time, so let's go.
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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.*
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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,*
**[17:27] ---**
*which were all teams once
considered contenders to win.*
**[17:34] Sign**
OZORA
**[17:34] ---**
*Who will be crowned the winner?*
**[17:38] ---**
*Will it be Germany Junior Youth,
led by the Young Emperor,*
**[17:41] Sign**
LIVE FROM FRANCE
ALMOST KICKOFF!!
**[17:41] ---**
*Karl Heinz Schneider?*
**[17:45] ---**
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?*
**[17:56] ---**
*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,*
**[18:11] ---**
*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
**[19:22] ---**
knows that Japan
has inexhaustible strength.
**[19:25] ---**
*Germany's starting lineup.*
**[19:27] ---**
*Forwards, two up top*
**[19:29] ---**
*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*
**[19:40] ---**
*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.*
**[19:59] ---**
*Unshakeable defense
from Mayer, Hardwich, Hain, and Magath.*
**[20:05] ---**
*And as goalie,*
**[20:07] ---**
*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,*
**[20:19] ---**
*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