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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello, hello.
How's it going?
Oh, by the way, the Team USA in the World Cup,they're doing pretty well.
Oh, are they?
Yes.
Okay.
They are stronger than I expected.
Okay.
Honestly.
Which group are they in?
I forget.
I think group D.
2-0 Australia.
4-1 Paraguay.
Paraguay.
Yes.
And then that's it.
Yeah.
Wow.
True.
That's pretty strong.
Australia is a pretty strong team.
Not bad.
Not bad.
I don't know about Paraguay, though.
They're strong.
They're strong?
Yeah.
Okay.
So, they're doing great.
They're doing great, then.
Yes.
Okay.
As in one of the host nations.
Yeah.
And then, you know, if you qualify this groupstage, you're into the tournament.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And, like, the potential tournament, right now,for the USA, they are in a very, very
good place as a tournament.
To get higher in the ranking?
Yes.
Wow.
And now, like, people are saying, like, is it, isit, like…
Staged?
Yeah.
Like, someone did something?
Yeah, very suspicious now.
Like, is it, like…
They did something?
No, they did…
Are they?
But it's all done in front of public, right?
Which group people…
Yes.
Which group all countries are in.
So, there's no way.
Yeah.
Like, technically.
Technically, there's no way that America cancontrol the groups.
Yeah.
Like, I honestly think it's fair, but…
It's fair, but…
I understand.
Like, is it, like, true?
Kind of…
It's too good.
Yeah, it's too good.
Okay.
Whereas, Japan is in the very bad side.
Oh, very…
Okay.
Yeah.
Tough.
Yeah, because we're gonna…
As it stands, we're gonna face Brazil.
If we win Brazil, we're gonna face France orsomething.
So, earlier in, like, the lower part of thetournament.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right.
And even if we win France, the next match will be,like, Spain or somewhere.
That's crazy.
And in the final, maybe the USA, maybe.
Oh, my God.
Well, that's easy.
What do you honestly think?
Japan versus America.
Oh.
Japan win.
Japan?
Yeah.
Is it, like, ranking-wise, is Japan higher?
Well, as a, like…
As players, individually, as a collective,because…
So, America, they're doing great.
But I think it's…
They're not stronger than the Netherlands.
Yeah.
Or those, like, super top countries.
And we could have beat the Netherlands.
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Right.
We could have beaten the Netherlands.
So, that means…
Yeah, I think Japan is…
We can beat the Americans.
I think so.
All right.
I think so.
Okay.
But…
Well, I didn't know the tournament was gonna bethat tough for Japan.
Yeah.
We're gonna be facing all those strong countries.
As it stands, yes.
Oh, my gosh.
But we're…
Oh, shit.
We don't know.
So, we have to win the next game and score tons ofgoals so that we could be the top of this group.
So that the tournament will be changed.
I see.
I see.
I see.
Right now, we're in the second position in thegroup.
So…
Hopefully, we want number one in the group for usto…
Way, way better.
…have an easier path.
American side, I guess.
The different side.
Okay.
Yeah.
That depends on how much goal we score on…
First of all, we have to win.
That's a must.
Yes.
Must.
And the amount of points we get is important, too?
Yeah.
The goals.
Okay.
Yes.
All right.
Right.
I see.
Because we draw against Netherlands, and thenNetherlands won two games.
Okay.
So, we need to want to win two games, too.
We have to.
Okay.
And then…
Get more points.
Yes.
Then Netherlands.
Then Netherlands.
But they got like five points off of Tunisia,right?
So, we get like six.
Yeah.
That's impossible, almost.
Don't you think?
It's not impossible.
Not impossible?
Okay.
All right.
So, they did…
They did 4-1, I guess?
Yeah.
Against Sweden.
5-1?
5-1.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But, yeah.
But, anyways, we need to…
We need to…
We need a bunch of scores.
Yeah.
For us to have a better path.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Right.
So, we wanted to score a bit more in that Tunisiagame.
That's okay.
We did a 4-0.
It's great, but…
We wanted five.
Five.
Six, maybe.
Maybe even six?
Oh, man.
Then we could be in the top of the group, and thenthe tournament will be way easier.
Oh, man.
So…
Okay.
All right.
All right.
Yeah.
We don't know yet.
We don't know.
Okay.
I see.
The groups are, like, moving.
Every group is moving.
So, we don't know.
Okay.
We don't know.
Ooh.
But…
Exciting.
Yeah.
That's exciting, though.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
I see.
All right.
I'll watch out for America as well.
Yeah.
And see how they do.
I saw some clip of the USA fans doing littlechants.
Okay.
And then, they are so not used to supporting,like, chanting to the football.
Okay.
And it's so, like, cute, I would say.
Oh, really?
The chants are like…
Uh-huh.
Like, a,
Yes!
We love it!
Kind of.
Like a cheerleader?
Yeah.
We support the USA!
We love it!
But, like, don't they…
Like, I'm sure there are people that are reallyinto football, and they're used to it, and
they have a way of doing the chants, right?
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Yeah, I think so.
Did they just make the chants right now, or…
I don't know.
I mean, didn't they have, like, a traditional wayof chanting that newcomers could learn?
Yeah, I don't know.
It was, like, in public space where pretty muchamount of American supporters are gathering
and did that chant.
They were doing the cute chant.
Yeah, cute chant.
Whereas, like, England, you know, the Englandchants were, like, you know, using very bad
words.
Like, attacking the opponent, kind of.
Oh, really?
You know?
Yeah.
What do you think of Tottenham?
Shit!
What do you think of shit, Tottenham?
We kind of like that.
We're so used to those chants.
And then America, like, hey, we got it!
It's so…
Really?
Yeah.
It's so cute.
America's not that into football.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Soccer and their terms.
Right, right, right.
Yeah.
That's funny, Tottenham.
Yeah.
America was doing the Knicks game.
Yeah, the basketball, right?
Yeah, the basketball game.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
In New York.
You see what happened in New…
Did you see a clip of New York when the Knickswon?
Yeah, like, some fire things and, like, gunshoots.
Right!
Fireworks.
Where did that come from?
The guns?
Guns.
I mean, it's America.
They all have guns.
That's crazy.
But it's crazy.
Like, robbery.
Yeah.
Cars got torched.
Cars got flipped over.
Is it, like…
People got, like, shot.
Why?
Because they won?
Because they won.
They shot.
That makes no sense at all.
That makes no sense.
I mean, it's America, man.
It's America.
If you lose terribly and you do that, it was justkind of, well, yeah, it was so…
I kind of understand it, but you win and you dothat.
You win, you rob.
You win, you murder.
It makes no sense at all.
I can't believe that.
I hope that Team USA won't be the champion of theWorld Cup.
Oh, yeah.
That would be a disaster.
Man.
That's true.
Wow.
Yeah, but that's crazy.
It is crazy.
It's crazy.
Yeah.
It makes no sense at all, no?
We have some sort of a similar vibe in Shibuya.
Oh, I see.
And Osaka.
They just dive into the…
Right.
The river.
The river, right?
And then Shibuya, you know, when that cross-section.
Yeah, Shibuya.
Shibuya.
Right, right, right.
Everybody sort of, like, runs and celebrates.
But, you know, when you compare it to New York, itwas nothing, though.
Yeah.
Because Shibuya crossing, we gather in the middle.
In the middle.
And then the police, like, blow the whistle andjust…
Everybody…
Oh, yeah.
Right, everybody listens.
Yeah.
It's funny.
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It's a good thing.
It's a very good thing, but…
Very well-mannered.
Yeah.
Somehow it's a bit funny.
Oh, it's now red.
It's now red.
Let's go back.
I love that.
Yeah.
Right.
Can't wait.
Can't wait to the tournament.
Yes.
Can't wait till we take on the big dogs.
Yes.
Who's going to be the first big dog?
I think it's going to be Brazil.
Oh, my God.
Or Morocco.
Brazil's stronger, right?
Yes.
Brazil is one of the best teams in the tournament.
But Morocco…
Good, too?
They are very strong.
Very good, too?
Yes.
I think they're not that famous in Japan, but theyare strong.
They were best four in the last tournament, sothey are strong.
They're very strong.
Yes.
Wow.
We got players like Neymar in Brazil, right?
Yes.
Neymar.
They've got Neymar, Rafinha, Vinicius Jr.
No.
Yeah.
Okay.
I mean, those…
They're star players.
Yeah, star players.
Okay, I see.
Yeah.
Number one is Neymar?
Neymar isn't the number one.
Not anymore?
Not anymore.
Like, he's not in the condition.
I see.
Yeah.
He's injured.
He ate too much.
What?
He drank too much.
Excuse me?
Yeah.
He's…
Not every player is like Cristiano Ronaldo, man.
Hold on.
Yeah?
The reason why he's not a star player anymore…
He used to be a star player, right?
Yes.
He was one of the best.
Messi, Neymar, Mbappé.
The reason why he's not in the list anymore isbecause he overate?
He…
No, overate.
He went to disco too much.
He went to club too much.
He drank too much.
What?
He played…
I mean, played in not football way.
Played with girls too much.
With girls.
Okay.
He just enjoyed life a little bit too much.
Yes.
Well, he injured, first of all, a bit.
So that's why he…
I see.
Couldn't, like, you know, play seriously.
So he had time, yes.
He had time to, like, enjoy a little bit ofsomething else.
Yes.
And then he got into a little bit too much.
Right.
And now he's not in the list anymore of, like, thetop players.
That's hilarious.
Yeah.
Like, a few years ago, Neymar…
That's hilarious.
I mean, a few years ago, he was like this.
Oh, really?
Like, he's got, like, a beat about that?
Yes.
Really?
Everybody…
Like, he got injured, and, like, we were waitingfor him coming back.
To the stage.
Yeah.
Here we go.
Neymar is back.
And, wait, are you…
His body.
Like, are you…
Did you eat too much, maybe?
Oh, my gosh.
But what about now?
Is he back in shape, or…
Yeah.
He's back in shape?
He's better than the worst timing.
He's better than…
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What is he doing?
What is he doing?
What?
No, I mean…
Yeah, imagine, like, became one of the starplayers, and got, like, millions of money.
And you got, like, champions and everything, like,all the trophies and everything.
You…
You…
You know.
Maybe you just want to play a little bit.
Enjoy a little bit.
Yeah.
Just press pause.
Yeah.
On that strict…
Right.
Diet, maybe.
Yeah, maybe.
Oh, okay.
It's too serious.
Yeah.
But, okay, I see.
Very human.
Very human-like, you know?
Yes, I would say.
Yeah.
I would rather understand…
It's understandable.
Neymar is understandable compared to CristianoRonaldo.
Like, he's top.
He's got everything, but still eats, like, chickenand leaves.
And doesn't drink, you know.
Anything.
Sleeps six times in a day.
He sleeps six times in a day?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And he go to the gym, I don't know, like, a fewtimes a day.
And he eats, I think, five times a day and thingslike that.
What?
That's crazy.
What do you mean six times a day he sleeps?
I think he split the sleeping time into, like,several…
Man.
Yeah.
So, like, if he needed, like, say, for example,eight hours of sleep, he would sleep, like,
an hour and 20 minutes or so?
Yeah, maybe.
He would do that six times, maybe?
Yeah.
Maybe he sleeps, like, five hours and then one,one, one, maybe.
But, yeah, it's crazy.
That's pretty crazy.
Yeah.
That's pretty crazy.
So, nobody wants to visit Cristiano's house.
Why?
Because you have to do trainings in his house.
Like, when friends come over, he's like, hey,guys, hold on, I got to do the training you
guys come with.
Do the training.
Like, once he was in the Manchester United.
Yeah.
Cristiano Ronaldo invited some player…
Okay.
…into his house, like, let's come to my house anddo a party.
And then the player visit Cristiano's house.
And then he was expecting something, like,gorgeous, like, as a lunch.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know, like, with alcohol and everything.
It's his party.
It's a home party.
Right.
But all he saw was a chicken and some leaves.
And then, is it, is it, is it everything?
And they finished that lunch.
And then, let's go to the pool.
And then just swimmed.
They were swimmed for, like, a few hours as atraining.
No, like, enjoying or something like that.
He was, like, as a training.
And then went to the gym together.
And then played a little football training.
And then, thanks for coming.
That's it?
Yeah.
That's his home party?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's his home party.
My God.
So, nobody wants to visit his party.
Right, right.
That's different.
That's something different.
That's different.
And that's why he's still the top of the world.
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My God.
Yeah.
My God.
So, Neymar isn't like that.
Yeah, yeah.
No, I mean, I can imagine that.
I can understand that.
That's true, that's true.
Yeah.
You don't need to play football.
Right.
He's got all the money he needs.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He's from, you know, some, you know, not rich partfrom Brazil.
And he can, you know, give big money to theparents, build a house.
Do everything that he wants to do.
That's true.
And stay with family.
That's true.
Go on a vacation.
That's true.
He doesn't need to play football anymore.
I see.
I think.
I have a similar question about that.
Not to you, but like in general.
Yeah.
With Mr. Shohei Otani.
Oh, okay.
He does so much sponsored deals.
Oh, really?
He's in so many commercials.
Oh, really?
And I'm like looking at him.
I'm like, why does he need so much money?
Like, he doesn't.
He already has enough money from the contractswith the sports team.
Why does he have to do so much commercials?
True.
You don't need to do that.
You don't need to do it anymore.
Commercials, man.
Like, why are you doing so much commercials?
I mean, he can do whatever he wants.
But just like in general, it's really a question.
Like, I never had the impression that he wasreally into money.
I had the impression that he's more into baseball.
Yeah.
So, like, it was kind of like, hmm, I wonderwhat's up.
Like, there's a lot of sponsored deals he's doing.
True.
True.
Yeah.
True.
Oh, and we've been looking.
You know the commercial of the smartphone game ofthe FIFA soccer smartphone game?
And on that commercial, Messi's in it.
Oh.
Messi's in the commercial.
Yeah, the Konami football commercial.
He's in the one.
Yeah, he's in it.
And you were like, he's rare to be in commercials.
I was like, oh, he's in it.
Yeah.
I think every company, like all the company needshim in the commercial, I guess,
because he's the face of the soccer industry.
Yeah, I see.
Right, right, right.
Maybe, I don't know how much money.
But probably a lot, because Konami, it was Konami.
In that same commercial, there was also Holland.
Wow.
There was also…
Mbappe, maybe?
Mbappe, yes.
Mbappe.
And then Kubo-san.
Wow.
Four star players.
Really?
Yes, that must have been a lot of money.
Crazy amount of money.
Crazy amount of money, right.
All right, so thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.