Soccer player Keisuke Honda attended “4v4 KICKOFF 2026 Supported by au” held in Kawasaki City on the 17th and paid tribute to his ally Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), who was selected as a member of the North and Central America Tri-Country World Cup. In an interview after the event, the topic was brought up, and he replied, “I think it’s amazing, isn’t it? This is the 5th time. It’s the first time in the world, so I respect it more than it inspires me.” Analyzing Nagatomo’s role, “Maybe he has a big role off the pitch,” and points out that on the stage of the World Cup, the flow and the team’s atmosphere and condition “change like a living thing, like its physical condition.” “I think (Nagatomo’s role) is to connect the invisible parts of Mr. Moriyasu,” he said with high hopes. ======[Related video]https://youtu.be/aTM_jlRq6C0 ====== ★Your registration will help keep the channel alive and expand the coverage genres! →https://www.youtube.com/@dailysports?sub_confirmation=1

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