The Japanese Football Association decides to engage the mysterious and eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to fulfill their dream of winning the World Cup after considering the situation of Japanese soccer at the moment. Jinpachi launches the Blue Lock, a prison-like facility where 300 gifted strikers from high schools all around Japan are isolated and competed against one another, believing that Japan has lacked an egoistic striker hungry for goals. The winner of Blue Lock will get to choose the striker for the national team, while anyone who loses will have their membership on the team permanently barred. Yoichi Isagi, a striker who couldn't get his high school soccer team to the national championship, was chosen to take part in this dangerous undertaking. After deciding to skip