After an historic victory against Germany at the #FIFAWorldCup on Match Day 4, Japan fans cleaned up their rubbish in the stadium, whilst the @jfa_samuraiblue left their changing room at Khalifa International Stadium like this. Spotless.



Domo Arigato. pic.twitter.com /NuAQ2xrwSI

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 23, 2022

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Japan, which is in the "death group" Group E, defeated the 4-time World Cup champion Germany 2:1 in the first game, shocking all walks of life. After the game, the Japanese Blue Warriors showed consistent sportsmanship, In the end, the lounge was cleaned up super clean, and the paper cranes were left behind. FIFA officials also praised it on Twitter, which aroused heated discussions among netizens.

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Japanese fans became an alternative focus at this World Cup in Qatar. After the game, they took the initiative to pick up the rubbish in the auditorium and won praise from all walks of life.

Japanese fans and players demonstrated high-quality self-cultivation in the last World Cup in Russia. Fans would pick up garbage when they left the stadium, and when players left Russia, they cleaned the rest room and put a picture in Russian on the cabinet. Wen wrote "thank you" to pay tribute to the staff, who was praised as "the most wonderful guest".

The Japanese team reversed and defeated Germany yesterday. FIFA’s official Twitter posted a photo of the Japanese team’s lounge after the match. The Japanese team not only cleaned the lounge, but also put blessing paper on the table Crane, and left a thank you note on the cardboard to pay tribute to the staff. FIFA admired these actions, and wrote in Japanese in Roman alphabet: "Thank you very much! (Domo Arigato)"

The paper cranes in the photo attracted the attention of fans. Some netizens asked, "Is this folded by the players? It's too amazing!" Some even praised the Japanese national spirit, "The Japanese team is a role model for all teams", "I am very grateful for the culture brought by Japan", "I can't speak, how did the Japanese develop such a self-disciplined behavior".

This is what they left behind too. pic.twitter.com/mSrHzIsEbm

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 23, 2022

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