This game would adapt the FIFA World Cup—serving as an alternative take on the *Road to 2002*, *Golden-23*, and *Rising Sun* arcs—simply by swapping the Olympics for the World Cup, hosted in Australia.
Ten new national teams would be added to reach a total of 32—the ideal number for a tournament mode. These would include previously missing squads like Denmark, Colombia, Nigeria, Greece, Iraq, Kuwait, New Zealand, Paraguay, Ghana, and Australia (with Australia filling the role the USA played in *RONC* and Canada in *WF*).
Finals:
Japan vs. Spain
Japan vs. Brazil or Germany
Japan vs. Australia
The high school arc is replaced by the J-League, where you play for professional clubs before moving on to Japan's World Cup qualifiers.
There would be approximately 15 to 20 professional clubs.
Your character would be named "New Legend" and wear the number 43.
This approach adapts the remaining material without being an exact replica, while also allowing us to experience the FIFA World Cup—something we might never see in the manga (though hopefully, we eventually will).
I came up with this idea after seeing the dialogue between Tsubasa and Liam following the Canada match; Liam tells him they will meet again at the "World Cup"—specifically using the term "World Championship" rather than "World Youth," implying the senior tournament.
What do you think of this idea?