Bab 342: Film Study (2)

There were a few coveting expressions amongst the players, however Riku merely scoffed. He already knew who would receive the armband, so he patted the guy next to him and said his congratulations.

"Masayuki, come get your armband."

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Once the team had been announced, the players were feeling rather fired up. The coach had a mysterious charisma which seemed to pull the team together.

Even those who were relegated to the bench did not seem to have any complaints. The way he spoke made it sound like they were all one unit, disparaging any thoughts of individualism.

The contents of the discussion was surrounding the format for this year's world cup.

There were 12 teams invited to the world cup. These teams then got split into group A and group B for the group stage elimination portion.

Each of the teams would play their own group in a round-robin style.