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07-03-2018, 06:43 AM
Japan and its fans give us the classiest World Cup exit we could hope for
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While Monday's World Cup action gave us some typical Neymar antics (https://mashable.com/2018/07/02/neymar-dive-world-cup-brazil-mexico/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), it also delivered a bittersweet moment of class. It happened following Japan's heartbreaking loss to Belgium.*
SEE ALSO: Someone brought an IRL World Cup meme to a soccer match (https://mashable.com/2018/06/15/us-hosting-world-cup-meme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
After going up 2-0 in an enormous upset bid, Japan gave up the next three goals, including Belgium's game-winner in the closing moments. The 3-2 loss ended Japan's World Cup run. It's a run in which Japan's fans have been bonding with other fans over anime (https://mashable.com/2018/06/25/senegal-japan-one-piece-anime-theme-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and going above and beyond by cleaning stadiums after matches (https://mashable.com/2018/06/20/fans-clean-up-stadium/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).*
On Monday, despite the painful loss, the Japanese national team stuck around to give their fans the ovation they deserved. The fans, in return, showered cheers on a magical tournament run.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/02/japan-world-cup-loss-cheers/)
More about Japan (https://mashable.com/category/japan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Belgium (https://mashable.com/category/belgium/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), World Cup 2018 (https://mashable.com/category/world-cup-2018/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Culture (https://mashable.com/culture/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Sports (https://mashable.com/category/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ULXLmXUTceg
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While Monday's World Cup action gave us some typical Neymar antics (https://mashable.com/2018/07/02/neymar-dive-world-cup-brazil-mexico/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), it also delivered a bittersweet moment of class. It happened following Japan's heartbreaking loss to Belgium.*
SEE ALSO: Someone brought an IRL World Cup meme to a soccer match (https://mashable.com/2018/06/15/us-hosting-world-cup-meme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
After going up 2-0 in an enormous upset bid, Japan gave up the next three goals, including Belgium's game-winner in the closing moments. The 3-2 loss ended Japan's World Cup run. It's a run in which Japan's fans have been bonding with other fans over anime (https://mashable.com/2018/06/25/senegal-japan-one-piece-anime-theme-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and going above and beyond by cleaning stadiums after matches (https://mashable.com/2018/06/20/fans-clean-up-stadium/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).*
On Monday, despite the painful loss, the Japanese national team stuck around to give their fans the ovation they deserved. The fans, in return, showered cheers on a magical tournament run.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/02/japan-world-cup-loss-cheers/)
More about Japan (https://mashable.com/category/japan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Belgium (https://mashable.com/category/belgium/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), World Cup 2018 (https://mashable.com/category/world-cup-2018/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Culture (https://mashable.com/culture/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Sports (https://mashable.com/category/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ULXLmXUTceg