He was also eager to try it out on the field.
"Everyone, let's practice a little longer!"
Kira Ryosuke said with a smile.
Three days later, the quarterfinals of the knockout stage officially began.
Blue Lock vs. Sweden
Germany vs. Argentina
Netherlands vs. France
Brazil vs. Uruguay
Blue Lock's match was the second game. The first was the showdown between Brazil and Uruguay.
No, "showdown" was hardly the right word.
It was nothing more than Brazil's one-sided slaughter of Uruguay.
There was already a huge gap in strength between the Brazilian and Uruguayan teams. In the original story, Uruguay had been brutally crushed 6–0. Now, after playing against Blue Lock, Uruguay had lost even more of its fighting spirit and was no match for the Brazil Team.
In the end, they suffered an embarrassing 8–0 defeat to Brazil, bringing their U-20 World Cup journey to an end.
"The Brazil Team... They're amazing!"
At that moment, in the locker room on another field, the Blue Lock players were making their final preparations before the match. At the same time, they watched the live broadcast of the other game on the locker room's large screen.
Watching the match, they could tell that the Brazil Team's players were incredibly strong.
Since the start of the U-20 World Cup, they had not conceded a single goal, just like Blue Lock.
"The Brazil Team's ace is Sintana. I played against him in Brazil before—he's incredibly strong!"
Oozora Tsubasa said to Kira Ryosuke. In this match, Sintana had almost completely dominated the game. The Hino Ryoma duo was no match for him.
"It's not just Sintana."
Kira Ryosuke immediately replied,
"In the group stage, they also had a player who only played in one match, but his performance was even more terrifying than Sintana's."
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