World Cup: Japanese fans praised for cleaning up Qatar stadium after Sunday’s opening match

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Four years ago in Russia, Japanese fans wiped away their tears and cleaned up after themselves despite a heart-breaking 3-2 round of 16 loss to Belgium in extra-time. The Blue Samurai fans were back in action at the Al-Bayt stadium in Doha, picking up the trash left by...

Four years ago in Russia, Japanese fans wiped away their tears and cleaned up after themselves despite a heart-breaking 3-2 round of 16 loss to Belgium in extra-time.

The Blue Samurai fans were back in action at the Al-Bayt stadium in Doha, picking up the trash left by other supporters following Sunday night’sThis was despite Japan only beginning their World Cup campaign against Germany on Wednesday. The Japanese in attendance were spotted by Bahraini Instagram influencer Omar Al-Farooq, who has 2.6 million followers on the platform.

They stayed behind after the final whistle to pick up discarded food wrappers and bottles from the stands. When questioned by Al-Farooq, one of the fans reportedly said: “We are Japanese, and we do not leave rubbish behind us, and we respect the place.”

 

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