Japanese fans did not forget to clean the stadium after the historic World Cup victory

“They are very perfect hosts.

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It is a compliment from foreign media towards Japanese football fans.

Even after Japanese fans watched the historic victory of their national football team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, they did not miss the ‘cleaning the stadium’, which was hardened as their tradition, and it comes is a hot topic again.

On the 23rd (Korea time), the Japanese national team caused a stir by beating strong Germany 2-1 in the first leg of Group E of the Qatar World Cup group stage held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Japan’s players were in the spotlight as surprise protagonists similar to Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 win over Argentina in the Group C match held the previous day.

After the match, the lights were turned on the Japanese fans.

Global sports media ESPN said, “Japanese fans celebrated their shock victory over Germany in Qatar’s first World Cup game, reviving the great tradition they have done after games in various tournaments.”

According to reports, Japanese fans handed out hundreds of blue garbage bags and stayed at the stadium after the game to collect and sort the trash left under the seats.

The sight of Japanese fans tidying up their seats before leaving the stadium is nothing new.

In the opening match of this tournament between Qatar and Ecuador which took place at the Al Bate Stadium on the 21st, although it was not a match for the national team, it was clear that other spectators had removed rubbish and left flags after the match.

Accordingly, ESPN called the Japanese fans ‘the perfect guests’.

US Fox Sports also praised the behavior of Japanese fans as “the best tradition in sports.”

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