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Japan suffered a heartbreaking 2-3 defeat to Belgium on Monday night. Then the supporters showed that they were very special.
After the match, several Japanese fans started clearing the stadium. The wallpaper was one thing – they did not leave any garbage on the stand.
This tradition has attracted worldwide attention earlier in the World Cup – and in previous championships. After the fight against Colombia, Scott McIntyre, a journalist based in Japan, explained the phenomenon.
– This is not only a part of the football culture, but part of the Japanese culture. People often say that football reflects culture. An important aspect of the Japanese community is to always make sure everything is completely clean. This is also the case at sporting events and football, McIntyre told the BBC
It attracts attention worldwide
Japan is known to be an exceptionally clean people. In primary schools, students learn to wash classrooms and schedules. This is therefore a habit that extends entirely to football supporters – no matter how the team does it on the pitch.
The behavior is in stark contrast to the followers of many other nations. Australian News.com, Britain's The Sun and The Guardian, and the US television channel CNN are among the media that have written about smart followers.
Scott North – professor of sociology at the University of Osaka – believe that the mantle is also a way to send a message to the rest of the world
– In addition to their consciousness of In need of cleanliness and recycling, the Japanese are proud of their lifestyle by cleaning up events like the World Cup. They share it with the rest of us, says North to the BBC
Still on the football field, the Japanese have impressed the World Cup. They continued group play at the expense of Poland and Senegal.
If Japan had beaten Belgium, it would have been in the quarter-finals for the first time in its history. That's how it was not.
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