It seems you're referencing the manga/anime series Captain Tsubasa and specifically the arc or story titled
is both a manga series and an anime adaptation that follows the professional careers of Tsubasa Oozora and his peers as they prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Anime Structure (2001–2002) Captain Tsubasa- Road to 2002
The series follows the "Golden Generation" as they integrate into world-class clubs: User blog:Sorondil/Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 It seems you're referencing the manga/anime series Captain
The anime, however, ran out of manga material very quickly. To fill 52 episodes, the producers extended the "flashback" segments to ridiculous lengths, re-animated old matches from World Youth , and invented a completely new, non-canon "Barcelona Arc" involving a fictional pre-season tournament. Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 is not a perfect series
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 is not a perfect series. It is messy, anachronistic, and burdened by filler. But it is also the most ambitious the franchise has ever been. It took a character born from Japanese 80s optimism and threw him into the cynical, multi-million-dollar world of 21st-century football.
The manga Road to 2002 (serialized from 2001 to 2004) is a lean, focused story about Tsubasa’s first three years at Barcelona, culminating in a final match against Hyuga's Juventus. It is widely considered some of Takahashi’s best work.