After Japan played their first game of the World Cup against the Netherlands, fans impressed people online by cleaning up the stadium before they left.
Anyone who’s been to a sporting event knows stadiums can get messy. After the crowd leaves, you’re usually left with lots of discarded drink cups and food packaging around the seats.
Following Japan’s 2-2 tie with the Netherlands in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup, Japanese fans once again demonstrated their commitment to cleaning up the stadium before leaving, continuing a long-standing tradition.
Japan fans explain why they clean up after World Cup matches
Following the game, a lot of fans remained at Dallas Stadium and cleaned up their areas by collecting trash in blue bags before heading out to keep celebrating.
A video shared by FIFA, which has already been viewed over 12 million times, features a fan explaining the significance of this long-standing tradition.
The reason Japan fans clean the stadium after each game. Respect. 🤝🇯🇵
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 15, 2026
It’s about having respect for everything around us – the players, the fans, and even the stadium itself. We feel privileged to be here, so we always make sure to leave things tidy. That’s really why we prioritize this.
People widely praised the gesture, describing it as a display of “pure class” and celebrating the fans as the best around.
After their game against the Netherlands, the Japanese national team left their locker room spotless and well-organized. Fans also joined in, cleaning up the stadium afterwards. 🇯🇵👏
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 15, 2026
The Japanese team didn’t just impress the fans; photos showed their locker room was incredibly clean after the match. Everything was tidy – even the practice jerseys and towels were neatly folded.
It’s well-known that Japanese fans are exceptionally polite at sporting events – this has been observed at previous World Cups and isn’t a surprise to anyone.
Koichi Nakano, a politics and history teacher at Sophia University in Tokyo, explained to AP that this idea stems from a Japanese saying – “Tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu,” which translates to “Return it the way you found it.”
The World Cup has already given us a lot of memorable moments that have spread online, like the Mexico fan who showed up to the first game in a Christmas sweater and when Zlatan Ibrahimovic firmly dismissed a request from IShowSpeed.
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2026-06-15 17:50