The story begins with Tsubasa Ohzora, a young and passionate football player, who has just moved to Nankatsu to play for the school team. He meets a boy named Masaru, who is part of the Nankatsu school team, and learns that the team is fighting with the Shûtetsu school team for the right to use the municipal football field. The Shûtetsu team is led by a talented goalkeeper named Wakabayashi, who is confident in his abilities and believes no one can score against him.
Tsubasa challenges Wakabayashi to a duel, but Wakabayashi is not interested. However, when Tsubasa kicks a ball from a temple that lands in front of Wakabayashi's mansion, Wakabayashi accepts the challenge.
The story ends with Tsubasa meeting Wakabayashi, who is surprised by Tsubasa's young age. Tsubasa's friends from Nankatsu are also surprised, as they did not expect Tsubasa to be the one who challenged Wakabayashi. Wakabayashi decides to test Tsubasa's skills and kicks a ball that Tsubasa tries to block. The story ends with Wakabayashi acknowledging that Tsubasa is indeed the one who kicked the ball from the temple.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Italian team won the soccer World Cup in Spain.
2. Tsubasa Ohzora is a young footballer who wants to become the best player in the world.
3. Tsubasa Ohzora's family moved to Nankatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, so he can play football.
4. Tsubasa Ohzora is in the 6th grade.
5. He attends Nankatsu school, which has a famous football team.
6. Nankatsu school is a public school, while Shûtetsu is a private school.
7. Nankatsu and Shûtetsu schools are rivals and have a long-standing feud.
8. Wakabayashi is a goalkeeper who is considered a genius and is from a wealthy family.
9. Wakabayashi lives in a big mansion in Nankatsu.
10. Wakabayashi is the captain of the Shûtetsu school football team.
11. Tsubasa Ohzora challenges Wakabayashi to a football duel.
12. Genzo is a friend of Wakabayashi's who helps him in the duel.
13. Ishizaki is a friend of Tsubasa Ohzora's who helps him in the duel.
14. Tsubasa Ohzora and Wakabayashi have a dispute over a football pitch in Nankatsu.
15. The national tournament is mentioned, which Wakabayashi's team won without conceding a single goal.