Japan fans clean stadium after devastating loss

  • <p>Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Fans of Japan collect trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Fans of Japan collect trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

  • <p>Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. Japan lost 2-3. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. Japan lost 2-3. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

  • <p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images)

  • <p>A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
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    Japanese fans clean trash after devastating loss

    A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

<p>Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Fans of Japan collect trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
<p>Japan’s supporter collecting rubbish after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. Japan lost 2-3. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
<p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Japan’s supporter picking up litter after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 football match against Belgium at Rostov Arena Stadium. Team Belgium won the game 3:2. Valery Matytsin/TASS (Photo by Valery Matytsin\TASS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>A fan of Japan collects trash after the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) </p>
Yahoo Sports Staff

After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Belgium and getting knocked out of the tournament, Japan’s fans stayed to clean up trash in the stadium.

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