Japan fans clean stadium after World Cup draw

Japanese soccer fans upheld their tradition of cleaning up stadium trash following their team's 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in the World Cup. After using blue bags for celebrations, including Daichi Kamada's 88th-minute header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick and Keito Nakamura's earlier goal, fans meticulously collected litter from the stands. This practice of tidying up began during Japan's debut World Cup appearance in France in 1998 and has been a consistent ritual at every tournament since. The fans' efforts left the stadium notably clean, reducing the usual cleanup duties for stadium workers. Eita Tanaka, a 20-year-old fan, explained that it is part of Japanese culture to leave a place tidier than it was found, a habit learned in primary school.