Joe V

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Argentina fans are planning a massive rally to welcome Messi to Dallas for World Cup

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Scenes from Texas Live

“Sweet Caroline” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Australian World Cup fans were caught chanting:

“Aussie boys are on a bender, Donald Trump is a sex offender.”

The tournament is barely underway and the chants are already in midseason form. 💀

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Everyone has been so impressed by Japanese fans cleaning up after themselves but most probably missed this beautiful moment at the post-game (🇳🇱2 - 2🇯🇵) press conference.

Toward the end after reporters were done asking questions, 🇯🇵head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, asked to speak one more time.

🗣️ “May I speak?”

He turned to the Dutch reporters in the room.

🗣️ “I think there are many Dutch reporters here as well, so I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people of the Netherlands once again.”

Moriyasu explained that when he became part of the Japan national team, Japanese football still had no professional league.

🗣️ “I was trained by a Dutch coach named Hans Ooft. It wasn’t just me. Japanese coaches in general were greatly influenced by him, which has led to the development of Japanese soccer today.”

He also mentioned another Dutch figure who shaped his career.

🗣️ “The legendary Dutch coach Wim Jansen served as the manager for J.League’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima and also as a coach for Urawa Reds, contributing to Japanese soccer.”

🗣️ “It’s not just those two. Many other coaches and players have contributed to raising the level of Japanese soccer, so I want to express my thanks. Thank you very much.”

What a masterclass in graciousness and gratitude. Imagine after a high-stakes match, instead of basking in glory and bravado (well-deserved in my opinion), the coach took to the microphone to... thank his opponents publicly and sincerely.

Japan's cultural operating system prizes harmony (wa), respect for precedent, and gratitude as a form of strength, not weakness. Japanese sports culture reflects its broader society where you'll see athletes bow to their opponents, thanking referees, and even crediting rivals or mentors.

Think of sumo wrestlers, Olympic athletes, or even bullet-train staff apologizing for a 30-second delay.

The Japanese have this concept of On (恩) - it is the sense of indebtedness to those who came before or helped you. It's what you'd expect from a culture that truly prizes continuity.

Moriyasu was acknowledging a real debt to Dutch coaches like Hans Ooft (who coached Japan in the early 90s and helped professionalize the game) and Wim Jansen. Japanese football openly credits foreign influences - Dutch "Total Football" philosophy, German organization, Brazilian flair - while building something distinctly their own. Few nations do this with such little ego.

Japan is pure class

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@__Gentildonna 小川「やぁ」
鎌田「えっ？」
キーパー「えっ？」
森監督「えっ？！」
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得点公式記録→鎌田
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日本のほとんどの人「えっ！？」

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@modernhistory Wife material vs girlfriend material… i’ll take the wife any day of the week, and twice on Sunday

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@peytonyager @FOX4 This was awesome to see. Love seeing people having fun and enjoying life.

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PARTIED WITH THE DUTCH TODAY

Good luck in the rest of the tournament! Hope you enjoyed DFW 🧡🇳🇱⚽️ Loved meeting y’all! #worldcup2026
#nothinglikeoranje

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@Susu_jpg But can i smash?

lol jk, i agreed. Those are dumb comments. But to be fair, most of the viewers are probably immature assholes. But me :-)

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This is so cool..,

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@Lhunstopable @doser_i85668 Did I was thinking the sane thing. That shit cracked me up. He literally just walked a Asian transgender lol

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@DallasTexasTV Good for him, he deserves it. We all do! Enjoy your life..

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Japan: “We try to beat the opponent in the game then clean up the pitch after, win or lose.”… now that’d be a good epidemic.

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@A_kamara6 I didn’t think he was and I’m not a fan. I respect him for this, and now I’m a fan.

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@SportsCenter Respect for Jameis Winston. I’m a fan now

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@xxl23 Wow just a royal lol

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JAPAN BEING JAPAN 🇯🇵

World Cups change, generations pass, but Japanese fans still clean stadiums after matches. Respect, class, and tradition. 🇯🇵🧹🏟️