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Why you may see Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stadium after World Cup games

Posted 4/28/26

Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has …

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