The game's narrative is primarily based on the manga arc by Yoichi Takahashi. However, it introduces a significant "what-if" scenario: instead of joining the youth team as he did in the manga, protagonist Tsubasa Ozora is called up to the Japanese national team three years after winning the International Junior Football Tournament.
He juggled the ball. Right foot, left foot, knee, shoulder, head. 1, 2, 3… He stopped at 100. A younger Tsubasa would have gone to 1,000 without a thought. Tonight, he let the ball drop and caught it under his sole. captain tsubasa aratanaru densetsu joshou iso