{"id":2402,"date":"2026-06-15T22:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:11:59","slug":"japan-fans-use-blue-bags-to-uphold-a-cleansing-world-cup-tradition-after-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2402","title":{"rendered":"Japan fans use blue bags to uphold a cleansing World Cup tradition after draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>ARLINGTON, Texas<\/strong> | Those blue bags Japan fans waved in a frenzy after their team got a late tying goal were then used after the final whistle to maintain what has become a cleansing World Cup tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The Samurai Blue fans cleaned up before they left the stadium Sunday, picking up trash from the stands after Japan\u2019s 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in Group F.<\/p>\n<p>Only a few minutes earlier, those then-empty blue bags were prominent in the celebration when Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa\u2019s corner kick in the 88th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the constant chants for their team, those bags the fans bring to the stadium are often raised in unison. The scene becomes frantic after goals, such as Keito Nakamura\u2019s earlier in the second half to tie the game at 1-all and Kamada\u2019s shot that ultimately secured a point for Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2398\">Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants, new poll finds<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Scenes of Japanese soccer fans picking up and sweeping trash first drew public attention during the team\u2019s first World Cup appearance in France in 1998. They have done it every four years since, including in Qatar in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Now they have left their mark and no trash at AT&amp;T Stadium, home of the NFL\u2019s Dallas Cowboys, where workers usually have a lot more cleanup duty after games.<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2396\">Aurora lawmakers consider rental registration and licensing program to protect renters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2400\">Colorado\u2019s Deion Sanders weighs in on wagering as gambling scandal ripples through college football<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas | Those blue bags Japan fans waved in a frenzy after their team got a late tying goal were then used after the final whistle to maintain what has become a cleansing World Cup tradition. 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