(サッカー)

soccer, football

(にほんだいひょう)

Japan national team / representative

(つぎ)

next

(かんとく)

Manager; director; coach

(おおいわごう)

Go Oiwa (football manager)

(こうたい)

change of personnel, taking turns

(する)

to do

(きまる)

to be decided

(ことし)

this year

(ワールドカップ)

World Cup

(しき)

conducting (music); command

(とる)

to take (in)

(もりやすはじめ)

Moriyasu Hajime (person name)

(らいねん)

next year

(がつ)

month (counter)

(はじまる)

to begin

(アジアカップ)

the Asian Cup

(つづける)

to continue

(あと)

remaining; left; more

(ひきつぐ)

to take over, to succeed to

(しずおかけん)

Shizuoka Prefecture

(しゅっしん)

origin; hometown; birthplace

(さい)

years old

(ジェイリーグ)

the J.League (Japanese professional football league)

(かしまアントラーズ)

Kashima Antlers (football club)

(せんしゅ)

player; athlete

(かつやく)

active role, great activity

(げんざい)

present, current (as of)

(わかい)

young

(だいひょう)

representative; leader

(チーム)

team

(つとめる)

to serve as, to hold a post

(ねん)

year

(ロサンゼルス)

Los Angeles

(オリンピック)

the Olympics

(しゅつじょう)

participation, appearing in a competition

(もくひょう)

goal / target

(ふたつ)

two

(かねる)

to hold two roles at once, to combine

nominalizer (the act of ~)

Turns verbs into nouns — changing one's awareness (意識を変えること), not over-buying (買いすぎないこと), and using leftovers well (使うこと).

until / as far as

Indicates an end point in space or time. Here it expresses how far the balls flew.

the one who / the thing that ~ (nominalizing の)

の stands in for an unnamed person or thing. 引き継ぐのが、大岩剛さんです means 'the one who takes over is Go Oiwa'.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

as / in the role of

Marks the role, capacity, or status in which something is treated. Used here as 特別な史跡として (as a special historic site).

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

it has been decided that

Expresses a decision or circumstance that was decided externally or by circumstance.

サッカー日本代表　次の監督は大岩剛さん

Japan's national football team: the next manager is Go Oiwa

サッカー日本代表の監督が交代することが決まりました。

It has been decided that the manager of Japan's national football team will change.

今年のワールドカップで指揮をとった森保一さんは、来年1月に始まるアジアカップまで監督を続けます。

Hajime Moriyasu, who took charge at this year's World Cup, will stay on as manager until the Asian Cup that starts next January.

そのあとを引き継ぐのが、大岩剛さんです。

The man taking over after him is Go Oiwa.

大岩さんは静岡県出身の54歳で、Jリーグの鹿島アントラーズなどで選手として活躍しました。

Mr. Oiwa, 54, is from Shizuoka Prefecture and had a distinguished playing career with J.League clubs such as Kashima Antlers.

現在は若い選手の代表チームの監督を務めています。

He currently serves as manager of the national team for young players.

このチームは、2028年のロサンゼルスオリンピック出場を目標にしています。

That team is aiming to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

大岩さんは来年3月から、二つのチームの監督を兼ねることになります。

From March next year, Mr. Oiwa will hold both managerial posts at the same time.