Monday 5th December, 2022 will be hard for Japanese football fans to forget as Japan got defeated by Croatia by 3-1 in the penalty shoot-out in the round of 16 match .Both teams scored each goal in the legitimate time ,Even both team score remained 1-1 in the extra time and then match entered into the first penalty shoot -out of the ongoing FIFA World Cup .In the Penalty shoot-out Croatia Goal keeper Dominik Livakovic saved 3 penalties shoot of Japanese players and shattered Japanese team dreams to quality for the Quarter finals of FIFA World Cup 2022 .
Although Japan is out of the competition but their players and fans are being appreciated worldwide for their gestures. We will look the best three sporting gestures displayed by them
1.Bowing their heads to their fans : As the match ended and Japan lost to Croatia in penalty shoot-out ,Many fans was seen crying in the stadium even their players eyes was filled with emotions,Entire Japanese Team along with team management stayed long in the stadium and bowed their heads to their fans for respecting and supporting them throughout this World Cup Journey .Many Influential Personalities of world Like Anand Mahindra ,Chairman of Mahindra And Mahindra shared photo of Japan team manager Hajime Moriyasu photo in which he is seen bowing his head towards fans sitting in the stadium after the match ,He Tweeted in his tweet “Just two words to describe this : Dignity and Grace “
2 Japanese Fans Save The Planet Drives After Matches : Since the opening ceremony of Qatar World Cup 2022 ,Japanese fans putting a remarkable impact worldwide by taking out stadium cleaning drives after games ,Even japanese people were seen cleaning stadium in the opening match between Ecuador and Qatar ,Entire world applauded japanese fans even their team was not playing in the match .No matter their team win or lose,Their fans stayed after each match and cleaned stadium, Even that was seen on Monday,5 th,December when their team journey in the tournament ended in the round of 16 match against Croatia in the penalty shoot-out ,After the devastating lost against Croatia, Japanese were seen cleaning in the stadium after the match .
Even Japanese players has joined their fans cleanness drive after matches ,After their famous victory over Germany And Spain in the group stage matches ,Japanese player cleaned their dressing rooms after the matches and shared their dressing room photos in social media platforms .
3. Famous Wins Over Germany And Spain : Japan started this World Cup as Underdogs but they shocked the world in their first group stage match when they defeated four times World Cup Winner Germany by 2-1 ,In their second group stage match they got defeated by Costa Rica 0-1 ,In their last group stage match against Spain they defeated 2010 world cup winner in a nail-biting match by 2-1 .
Japan journey has ended in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the Round of 16 but they have touched the hearts of entire world .We hope Japan will come back stronger in the upcoming tournament .