FIFA World Cup: Japan footballers leave dressing room 'spotless' after win over Germany

Japan has rapidly turned out to be the fan favourites at the FIFA World Cup. It’s not only because of their stunning 2-1 victory over powerhouse Germany . The Japanese team left their dressing room spotless after the match. FIFA World Cup: Fixtures | Results | Points Table | Squads | Records Fans of the Asian nation present at the stadium also joined hands to remove garbage from the stands, setting yet another example after their memorable cleanliness drive at the opening fixture in Khalifa International Stadium. A sight of the team’s tidy dressing room was shared by FIFA on their official Twitter account.

As per the photograph, the changing room was neat and clean with stacked water bottles and layers of folded towels kept on a table in the middle of the room. Along with the accessories, there were also 11 origami cranes and a card written in Japanese that translates to “thank you.” The football governing body shared in the caption, “After a historic victory against Germany at the FIFA World Cup on Match Day 4, Japan fans cleaned up their rubbish in the stadium, whilst the Japan team left their changing room at Khalifa International Stadium like this. Spotless.”

The comment section saw numerous football enthusiasts around the globe shower praises on the Japanese team and their supporters. Since being shared, FIFA’s tweet has earned upward of 70,000 likes. A user wrote, “Japanese usually think like this, we came here, we leave nothing behind except memories.”

A person noted, Speechless. Wondering how come all of them (Japanese) were brought up with this same disciplined behaviour.”

A Japan fan explained, “I am Japanese, and I remember we were often told by elderly people at a younger age, ‘Neat and tidy more than at the arrival’.”

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This is not the first time the country has left the World Cup with a clean dressing room. Even after being eliminated by Belgium during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Japanese players left the room in fine condition with a “thank you” message in Russian on the table. The squad also cleaned up everything after the Asian Cup in 2019 and wrote a similar note of gratitude in English, Arabic, and Japanese, but on the whiteboard. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News ,  India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .