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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello. So, we had a third game in a group stage.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
After last week's podcast, right? I remember wetalked about the match against the Netherlands,
against Sweden, against Tunisia, and I think wehadn't talked about the game against Sweden,
have we? I think so.
What was the score on Sweden again?
I don't think I remember much about the matchagainst Sweden.
So, it was 1-1. We had, it was 26日だから。
I remember.
Yeah.
Did we?
Sunday. It was a Sunday.
It was Friday, he says.
Was it? Okay.
Yeah, Friday noon time, like a daytime.
Daytime from...あれ?
But I remember the 1-1. I remember the 1-1, youknow.
Yeah, I remember.
But it's a few days ago, like four days ago, Iguess, so.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember, you know, Honda-sanwas like, you know, 1-1 is enough.
Yeah.
You know, you don't have to risk the injury for ahigh goal.
Yeah.
1-1 is great.
Yeah.
And yeah, I remember.
Did you see that match?
Yeah, I think I did. I think the last half aswell.
Okay, okay.
I think I did.
On TV.
On TV, on time, you mean?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, okay.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wasn't it... so I was...
As one of our football lovers, I have a slightworry
of that game might have been a bit boring topeople.
Okay.
Because... no?
For me?
Yeah.
I mean, for me, it wasn't boring at all.
Okay, I see.
First of all, I didn't watch from the beginning.
Okay, okay.
It wasn't that much.
Yeah, okay.
I think it was like the last half of the lasthalf.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Like the last quarter.
Okay.
I think I saw.
Ah, I see, I see.
It was only like 20 minutes or something.
Yeah.
Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah, because it was Friday.
Well, yeah, it was Friday.
So not a perfect timing for many people.
But I think it's better than, I don't know, likemidnight or something.
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
Yeah, for me, absolutely.
Yeah.
So I think many people could watch the game.
And, you know, the result was 1-1.
The naiyou, the game itself wasn't that exciting.
Because that was the third game of the groupstage.
And we were like, both teams were seeing the nextround.
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Yeah.
So as you heard from Honda-san, we and them, bothsides didn't have to risk anything.
Like injury.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just 1-1 is enough for both sides.
So, you know, it might be a bit like not manyshootings,
not many attacking, defending, like moving likethis.
Yeah.
Like a more like a...
Just keep calm.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So I thought like, you know, for those like whoare interested in the World Cup right now
and just, yes, this is the game and start watchingthe football.
And then this is like very slow, very...
Oh, boring.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You're worried about that.
Yeah, that's what I'm worrying about.
I mean, at least for me, it wasn't boring at all.
Okay, good, good, good.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm a little bit higher than that,like how I watch the game.
I mean, I don't need a lot of action.
I love watching.
Oh, good, good, good.
How each players move and everything.
You've got the level.
Oh, no.
Of the eye, I mean.
Probably thanks to you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Good, good, good, good.
So not boring.
Not boring at all.
Oh, great to hear that.
Yeah.
Great to hear that.
But I'm sure the Brazil match is going to be a lotmore aggressive.
No, man, this is going to be...
Yeah, we have to win this game.
So it's completely difficult as a system.
We were in group rig, group stage.
All we needed was get a point.
Right, right.
We shouldn't, we didn't have, we hadn't, we didn'thave to win the game.
Draw was enough.
We already had enough kind of stem.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
See the Carbobel there?
They qualified into the next round, but they threematch, three draws,
and then they qualified into this next stage.
Okay, okay.
So we didn't have to win.
More like a, you know.
I understand.
Like Genjoiji.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right, right, right, right.
But from today, from now on, you have to beat theopponent.
Otherwise, you're done.
Right?
You're done.
Yes.
Your World Cup is over.
Yeah.
It's going to be the final game of your World Cup.
Yeah.
So it's energy.
Everything is going to be completely different.
This World Cup finally starts.
Finally.
This is, yeah.
Last year, it was, it started from best 16, or no?
Yeah.
Best 16?
We had only 32 countries.
Okay.
That's the standard for decades.
And so we did a group stage, and half of the teamswere qualified.
Okay.
The first match of the tournament was best 16.
Got it, got it, got it.
Yeah.
But Japan has never gone higher than best 16,right?
We made best 16, but not yet best 8.
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Got it.
Got it.
Oh, right.
That's right, that's right, that's right.
So Japan has only won the first round.
Yes, yes, yes.
Never won the second round of the tournament.
Just one win on the tournament.
Right, right, right, right.
But now, you have one level even lower than that.
Yeah.
So even if you did win the very first stage,you're still on best 16.
Yes, yes, exactly.
Got it, got it.
Which is, which hasn't broken our record.
Yeah, yeah.
Got it.
Yeah.
It's become more tough, I would say.
You have to beat many opponents than the lasttournament.
Right.
Yes.
But, you know, some of them are like not asstrong,
stronger as the former best 16.
Right, because there's a lot more countries.
Yes.
Right, right.
And the United States is getting a lot ofbenefits, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I think they're going to be a best of four atleast.
At least best four?
Yeah, I think, I mean, they're not bad.
And I think, yeah, they...
Because of how it's arranged?
Yeah, I think they have a very high chance to win.
It's amazing.
Yeah.
In a lot of ways.
Yeah, I mean, honestly.
Whereas Japan, we're facing Brazil.
And then Norway, maybe.
Yeah, Norway, maybe.
And then England.
England.
You know, we were in group F.
And if we finished on the top, the first rank ofthe group,
we were facing against Morocco.
Okay.
That's a very strong team.
Okay.
Best of four in the last World Cup.
If you finished in the second position, we werefacing Brazil.
Okay.
We were finishing third place.
We were facing against France.
Oh my god.
And fourth, you're done.
You're done.
So any result would be a nightmare.
Yeah.
So that's why it's called a group F.
The Shino.
Yeah.
Group of F.
Oh my god.
Like a failure.
Tough shit.
Tough shit.
It's...
But if we win Brazil tonight, well, Norway is notstill...
It's not a bad team, but...
Beatable?
Yes, beatable.
Way beatable than Brazil.
Oh, that's great.
Yes.
And if we do that, that's best eight.
Yeah.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
And then England.
I think we can win against England.
Yes.
Then we're on the best four.
Yes.
Then if America comes...
Will America come?
It's the opposite side.
Okay, so America would never come.
Only we would face America on the finaltournament.
But America would lose on the best four.
To who?
I think France or Spain, maybe.
Those two.
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You think we can beat France?
You mean the United States or Japan?
Japan versus France.
Holland is in France, right?
Holland is in Norway.
Oh, Norway, okay.
Mbappé.
Mbappé is in France.
France is, I think, very strong.
Pretty strong.
Yeah, pretty strong.
And in best four, we're going to face...
After Norway, after England, we're going to faceArgentina.
Messi.
Yes.
I want to see that game.
Yeah, that's a pretty exciting game.
We're facing against Messi.
Yeah.
That's crazy.
That's pretty exciting.
That is pretty exciting.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
You know, I want to talk to you on the nextepisode about Korea.
What's happening in Korea.
I think they're eliminated, I guess.
I think they are eliminated.
But there was some drama with the coach.
Oh, really?
Are you not up to date on that or...?
Okay.
But I want to know that.
All right.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Bye-bye.