For real soccer fans, the upcoming World Cup in Brazil will be the highlight of the past four years. On top of that, many lukewarm supporters will surely soon discover that they are, in fact, true sports fans. But even those who consider it entirely pointless to watch 22 people running after a ball for how-long-was-it-again will find it difficult to entirely escape the frenzy that is sure to come after the kickoff of the opening match, between Brazil and Croatia, on June 13, 5 a.m. Japanese time. So let's make the best of it and have a look at the Japanese language of soccer.