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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello, hello.
So, this one.
This is from Shinobu-san.
Hello, Kevin-san and Yama-chan-san.
Hello.
This is my first time DMing you.
I went to a famous English coaching class for learning English.
The teacher recommended K.E.R. and I fell in love with it.
For about 4 months, I listened to K.E.R. for several hours a day.
I finished listening to all the episodes.
Wow.
There were more than 1,572 episodes.
A lot of episodes.
Wow, a lot of episodes.
Thanks to that, my listening skills improved a lot.
Thanks to that, I was greatly influenced by you two.
1. I was completely influenced by Kevin-san's quick speech.
2. Thanks to Yama-chan-san, I really wanted to go to the 2026 World Cup venue.
I'm planning to go.
It's going to cost a lot of money.
I'm not saying it's not to like soccer.
I'm just saying it's going to cost you a lot of money to have to go overseas to watch football games.
Right?
That's true.
That's all I'm saying.
And getting tickets will be expensive.
Yeah.
Very costly.
Yeah, that's true.
That's awesome.
That's right.
Awesome.
That's awesome.
Good.
Ooh, that's amazing.
That's amazing.
Yeah, it's amazing.
Good.
Yeah, it's good.
It's awesome.
I mean, relatively, everything is good.
Good effect.
Sure.
I mean, especially, like, Kevin-san's quick speech was reflected.
That's, like, English-wise, it's good.
Like, being able to talk fast.
Yeah, yeah.
In the World Cup.
World Cup.
World Cup, yeah.
That's great.
When's the next World Cup?
The next World Cup.
In where?
In 2026.
Where?
At America.
But not only USA.
It's America as a continent.
Also, like, South America is included as well?
Not South America, but, like, a North, I would say North America, I would say.
So Canada, America.
Canada?
Canada, USA, Mexico.
That's what I've heard.
Oh, okay, I see.
So it's going to be in multiple places.
I'm against.
A little stressful for the players, right?
To have to move to all these places?
Yes.
Yeah.
And the people as well who's following all the matches, right?
Yeah.
And from the next World Cup, it's said that regulation would be a little bit changed.
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Okay.
And the countries that can join the World Cup final would be increased.
Oh.
Yeah.
Well, isn't that a good thing?
Nah, necessarily.
More players and the spotlight, right?
Yeah.
You're opening up more opportunities, right?
True.
Right?
Yeah.
And you can have more games.
Yeah.
So you can sell more tickets, more broadcasts on TV.
More ad revenue.
So you feel that there's money behind it.
Yeah.
Oh.
Greedy money behind is...
Yeah.
I see.
Yeah, I don't like that.
Oh, I see.
Because we have already 32 countries in World Cup finals.
Okay.
And now, I'm not sure exact number, but they say it's like close to 50.
Okay.
And that means, right, more players to become under the shining places.
That's true.
Yeah.
But, you know, as a football fan, I want to see the highest level versus highest level
games because it's the World Cup.
That's true.
Yeah.
Well, there could be like the top player versus like a non-second tier level team.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And that game might not be as interesting.
Right.
Yeah.
And the player will get tired because they need to do more games.
That's true.
In one period.
So on the final match, they wouldn't be as charged as before.
That's a good point.
So I'm kind of against for that.
Yeah.
But, I mean, why don't just try it?
You know?
See how it goes.
Just try it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
There could be upsides.
Yeah.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know.
Because Japan, we already like qualified for the finals.
Qualified?
Qualified.
Yeah.
Qualified for the final.
We know it.
But if we were like the borderlines.
True.
Then I would be very happy that, you know.
Right.
You know, doors open to more countries.
Then I can join them all at the club.
How high has Japan gotten?
Recently, what do you mean?
World best eight, world best 16.
Have we ever gotten to the eighth?
World best eight?
Yeah.
We have?
Yeah.
That's amazing.
How about four?
No?
No.
Oh, eight.
As high as I've ever gotten.
Or 16.
16.
I forgot that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
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16 for sure.
16 for sure.
16, I guess.
The highest.
Is that pretty good?
Yes.
Right?
Yes.
On a global scale.
Yeah.
It's pretty good, right?
Right.
Yeah.
No?
Yes.
16 is great.
Yeah.
We need to be humble.
Yes.
But, you know, we want the trophy.
We want the trophy.
Yeah.
We want the gold.
Yeah.
We want to be top, you know?
Yeah.
That's true.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But now, right now, we got great players in our squad.
Oh, really?
In our team.
Uh-huh.
I think-
There's a chance?
Yeah.
Next world cup.
Oh, that's amazing.
That's exciting.
So-
Like who?
Yes, of course.
Mitoma-san.
Mitoma-san.
Kubo-san.
Kubo-san.
I mean, great.
Ito-san.
Ito-san.
Yeah.
Like very fast guy.
Yeah, I know.
Super fast.
Yeah.
Or like Tomiyasu-san.
Tomiyasu.
I hear Tomiyasu a lot.
Yeah.
Endo-san.
That's the captain.
Oh, Endo-san.
He's the captain.
I love him.
Doan-senshu.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
I mean, many, many great players.
Many star players.
Yeah.
Why not?
There's a chance.
Yeah.
There's a chance.
Win the trophy.
Oh, shit.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, honestly, I think there will be-
It's possible.
We can be like, I'm sure best four.
Best four.
Yeah.
If it's best four, then that's amazing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wow.
If I had a baby and that baby wins best four out of the world, that's amazing.
What kind of competition is that?
What situation is that, right?
Best of four babies.
Best four?
That's amazing.
I'd be proud of my baby.
Yeah.
Wow.
So, yeah.
Looking forward.
2026.
Yes.
Okay.
Yeah.
Two years.
Two years from now, yes.
Okay.
Got it.
United States, too.
United States.
So that's fun.
Yeah.
That's fun.
Where in the United States?
I know there's multiple places, but in the U.S., where is it?
I mean, I think everywhere.
Oh, like everywhere?
In the U.S., multiple states?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Like everywhere, including, I think, Georgia.
Oh, they got Georgia?
Oh, shit.
Okay.
Yeah.
Got it.
It's everywhere.
It's everywhere?
Yeah.
I don't know the final studio is where.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
I'll be excited for that.
Yeah.
All right.
All right.
Thanks, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.