In October 2025, Japan reversed Brazil 3-2 at the Ajinomoto Stadium – the score was exactly the same as the plot in “Road to 2002” 24 years ago that was criticized by readers as “too ridiculous”. How did the plot of that comic come true in reality? In this episode, we start with a reversal and rewind to see the road that Japanese football has spent a hundred years paving: the “classroom” of college football, the urbanization of the J-League, Wenger’s words, the European route of the Bundesliga and Belgium, and the two untraveled roads of Kaoru Mikasa and Hidemasa Morita – and finally return to the 26-man roster of the 2026 World Cup, and the preview of Group F without Mikasa. Subtitles (CC): Traditional Chinese/English/Japanese ▼ Chapter 0:00 Opening: Prophecy of “Tuba Tsubasa” 1:51 Winning streak of European powers: Germany, Scotland, England 3:57 Starting from the classroom: The starting point of Japanese football 5:22 Birth of the J-League: From corporate team to city team 6:19 Great European Era: Bundesliga, Belgium, J-League restructuring 12:24 Two unconventional paths: Kaoru Mikasa and Hidemasa Morita 15:51 26-man roster and Group F preview This is the first episode of the “Head Coach’s Note/Gaffer’s Note” World Cup series. If this story hits you, subscribe to the channel and leave a message to tell me – what do you think of this list? #日本representative#2026World Cup#三笘薫#football boy wing#Jリーグ#World Cup#WorldCup2026 #Japanese blue warrior
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