The next day, almost every sports platform back home reported the team's success against Senegal. The players were showered with praise, and most of the analysts back home also came out to say one word or two to join the fun.
They also talked about a lot of things that weren't related to the final result directly, like the incident that resulted in four red cards, the injury storm that the team suffered, and how Kumiko took over the game. Of course, that meant Kageyama-sensei couldn't escape the wave of criticism from the media due to his poor management skills in the team.
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