Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after FIFA World Cup matches is a tradition that continues every four years.

The phenomenon of Japanese football fans meticulously cleaning stadiums after matches has become a global spectacle, a tradition that began at their first World Cup appearance in 1998 and continues to ...

Forget banners. Many Japanese fans were waving bright blue garbage bags at the group stage finale against Colombia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

FIFA counts down to the World Cup 2026 with a daily statistical story. Brazil have kept a record 48 World Cup clean sheets. They are followed by Germany (41), England (36) and Italy (32). The Seleção ...

Japanese football fans have been spotted cleaning up stadiums after matches, drawing widespread admiration from rival supporters ...