The Japanese football team cleaned up the battlefield with tears in their eyes, but still won glory despite defeat
Belgium, the "Red Devils of Europe", fought back from a two-goal deficit to beat the "Blue Samurai" Japan 3-2 in the eighth round of the World Cup early yesterday morning. However, it is the so-called "losing games do not lose people". On the big stage of the World Cup, the behavior of Japan's players and fans off the field has earned them respect and praise.
Japan locker room
This is a photo posted by FIFA staff after the match. The staff said that even though Japan lost the match, their players kept the locker room spotless before leaving. There was also a heartwarming note left that said "thank you" in Russian.
The Japanese team won praise from the field
And the Japanese fans in the stands, they witnessed their team was eliminated and could not hide their loss. However, after the game, they still did not forget to take the initiative to clean the garbage on the stands. Some fans even cried while picking up rubbish, such a unique scene has become the label of the Japanese team at this World Cup, and also led to the participation of opponents on the pitch.
Tearfully clean the Japanese fans take away the garbage from the stands
In fact, as early as the group stage, there are fans from other countries to photograph the civilized behavior of Japanese fans. At that time, Japan beat Colombia 2-1. After the game, almost all of the Japanese fans did not immediately leave the field, but picked up the plastic bags they had with them and began clearing the trash from the stands. The Colombian fan who shot the video said that it was unbelievable that all the Japanese fans were cleaning up the garbage voluntarily.
In fact, in recent World Cups, Japanese fans have continued this fine tradition. Since there are few garbage cans on the streets in Japan, when going out, the Japanese people are used to carrying a garbage bag in their bag and taking the garbage home to avoid polluting the environment.