{"id":417308,"date":"2026-06-17T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/?p=417308"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:30:09","slug":"japanese-fans-world-cup-cleanup-wins-plaudits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/japanese-fans-world-cup-cleanup-wins-plaudits\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese fans&#8217; World Cup cleanup wins plaudits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DALLAS, Texas<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Supporters of the Japanese national soccer team have won admiration for their cleanup activity at a recent FIFA World Cup match in the United States, showing the Japanese custom of leaving a place cleaner than they found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporters filled plastic bags with garbage after a Group F game between Japan and the Netherlands on Sunday near Dallas, Texas, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The 2026 World Cup is being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIFA praised their civic-minded behavior, pointing out that supporters of the Japanese team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, always clean up after themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trash-picking efforts by Japanese supporters have become a hallmark of their presence at FIFA tournaments. The same behavior was evident at the 2018 World Cup in Russia as well, even after Japan lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the practice was reported during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said: &#8220;For Japanese people, it&#8217;s just a matter of course. You have to leave a place cleaner than when you arrived.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, an unexpected supporter joined the cleanup activity. Jameis Winston, a quarterback for the New York Giants of the U.S. National Football League, was seen lending a hand while wearing the blue uniform of the Japanese team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos showing him joining the cleanup went viral, further highlighting the significance of the Japanese supporters&#8217; conduct. Winston is attending the World Cup as a commentator for Fox Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS, Texas&nbsp;\u2013 Supporters of the Japanese national soccer team have won admiration for their cleanup activity at a recent FIFA World Cup match in the United States, showing the Japanese custom of leaving a place cleaner than they found it. Supporters filled plastic bags with garbage after a Group F game between Japan and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-417308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12903"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417309,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417308\/revisions\/417309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}