Blue Lock finished the qualifiers with a perfect record and successfully earned a spot in the U-20 World Cup finals!
After the qualifiers ended, the selection of the various awards also concluded.
The Best Player was still Kira Ryosuke! His dominance remained absolute!
The Top Scorer was also Kira Ryosuke. The competition for Best Midfielder had been fiercer, though it was mostly an internal contest within Blue Lock. In the end, Itoshi Sae successfully claimed the award.
The Best Defender was Aiku. Bang Ligo had originally been considered one of the contenders for the award, but he had now been disqualified.
It could be said that Blue Lock had once again swept every award.
After all the matches ended, everyone returned to Blue Lock, where Ego Jinpachi had prepared the most lavish feast for them without holding back.
After today, the qualifiers for every continent had ended. Ego Jinpachi once again gathered the players together.
"We successfully advanced to the finals. This is a good start—but our journey is far from over."
Ego Jinpachi pushed up his glasses and continued,
"Once we enter the finals, the U-20 World Cup will truly begin. Asian football is undoubtedly weak when viewed on the world stage. Even if we entered the finals with a perfect record, you must face them as challengers—and then eliminate every enemy in the end and win the championship... There is another reason I gathered you all here. The finals group draw has been announced."
In this U-20 World Cup, sixteen teams from different countries would compete. At the beginning, four teams would form a group, with four groups in total. The top two teams in each group would qualify for the quarterfinals.
"We were placed in Group A. Our opponents are Mexico, Uruguay, and Italy. Why don't you