Keisuke Honda Wants to Coach Japan

本田圭佑想執教日本隊

Jul 2, 2026, 08:15
AsiaSports

Introduction

Keisuke Honda was a famous football player. Now, he wants to be the head coach of the Japan national team.

本田圭佑曾是一位著名的足球員。現在，他想擔任日本國家隊的總教練。

Main Body

Japan lost a game to Brazil in the 2026 World Cup. The team went home. The Japan Football Association (JFA) wants to keep the current coach, Hajime Moriyasu, for one more year. He will lead the team in the Asian Cup.

日本在 2026 年世界盃輸給了巴西。球隊隨後返回國內。日本足球協會 (JFA) 希望將現任教練森保一留任一年，由他帶領球隊參加亞洲盃。

Honda wrote on social media. He said he can be the new coach. He promised to leave if the team does not win the Asian Cup. Honda played for Japan 98 times. He also coached the team from Cambodia.

本田在社群媒體上寫道，他可以擔任新教練。他承諾如果球隊沒有贏得亞洲盃，他將會離職。本田曾代表日本出賽 98 次，也曾執教柬埔寨隊。

But the JFA likes other people. The president wants to keep Moriyasu. Some reports say a man named Koji Oiwata will be the coach in the future. Honda will probably not get the job.

但 JFA 傾向於其他人。協會會長希望留任森保一。有報導指出，一名叫岩田剛 (Koji Oiwata) 的人將在未來擔任教練。本田可能無法獲得這個職位。

Conclusion

The JFA will keep Hajime Moriyasu. They will say no to Keisuke Honda.

JFA 將留任森保一，並拒絕本田圭佑。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Future' Trick

In this story, we see how to talk about things that haven't happened yet. We use will.

How it works:

  • The JFA will keep Moriyasu.
  • Honda will probably not get the job.

Simple Rule: Use will + action word (verb) to predict the future.

🛠️ Word Patterns: 'Want to'

When someone has a goal or a dream, use this pattern: Person →\rightarrow wants to →\rightarrow action

  • Honda wants to be the coach.
  • The JFA wants to keep the coach.

Note: If the person is just one human (he/she), add an 's' to want →\rightarrow wants.

📝 Quick Vocab

  • Current →\rightarrow Now
  • Future →\rightarrow Later
  • Promised →\rightarrow Said it will definitely happen

Vocabulary Learning

coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The football coach tells the players where to run.
association (n.)
An official group of people with a similar goal
Example:The teachers' association meets every month.
current (adj.)
Happening now; present
Example:My current job is very interesting.
lead (v.)
To be the person in charge of a group
Example:She will lead the team to the final game.
promised (v.)
Said that you will definitely do something
Example:He promised to help me with my homework.
probably (adv.)
Likely to happen; almost certainly
Example:It will probably rain tomorrow.
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