Japanese World Cup fans clean up stadium with NFL quarterback after team draws with the Netherlands

NFL backmost Jameis Winston lent a helping manus connected Sunday arsenic Japanese shot fans cleaned up trash astir Dallas Stadium aft the squad came to a 2-2 gully against the Netherlands astatine the World Cup.

Videos posted to societal media showed fans holding trash bags with the words "Japan Pride" emblazoned crossed them. The New York Giants quarterback, who is simply a FOX Sports shot analogous for the World Cup, was besides seen cleaning up trash astir the stadium.

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Japan earned a constituent successful the radical signifier acknowledgment to Daichi Kamada’s game-tying extremity successful the 88th infinitesimal of the lucifer against the Dutch. The Samurai Blue fans were frenzied aft the extremity went into the backmost of the net.

"Our players managed to beryllium tenacious but astatine the aforesaid clip beryllium diligent and conscionable support calm and uncovering and seizing an opportunity," Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said done an interpreter.

The Netherlands’ Virgil Van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored disconnected the station successful the 2nd half. Japan’s Keio Nakamura got 1 backmost minutes later. All 3 goals were scored successful a 14-minute span.

Japan fans cleanable up trash successful the stadium pursuing the World Cup Group F shot lucifer betwixt the Netherlands and Japan successful Arlington, Texas, connected June 14, 2026. (Jessica Tobias/AP Photo)

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But conceding a extremity precocious successful the lucifer was pugnacious for the Dutch to swallow.

"It’s disappointing present due to the fact that evidently conceding the pb is ne'er good," Van Dijk said. "It’s other disappointing that we conceded from a acceptable portion truthful precocious on."

Japan fans ticker the World Cup Group F shot lucifer betwixt the Netherlands and Japan successful Arlington, Texas, adjacent Dallas, connected June 14, 2026. (Jessica Tobias/AP Photo)

The Netherlands bushed Japan successful their lone different World Cup matchup successful 2010.

"I’m disappointed that we didn’t win, but that’s due to the fact that we were up twice," Koeman added. "Many radical underestimated Japan, but for the 100,000th time, if you underestimate them, that’s your problem. You deliberation Japan’s spot was overexaggerated earlier the match? Let’s hold until the extremity of the tourney to spot who’s right."

Japan made it to the elimination circular successful 2022 and 2018. They’ve ne'er been past the circular of 16.

Japan's Koki Ogawa celebrates with teammates aft scoring the 2nd extremity against the Netherlands during a World Cup Group F lucifer successful Arlington, Texas, connected June 14, 2026. (Julio Cortez/AP)

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The Netherlands is the lone state to scope the last 3 times without winning the World Cup. The squad made it to the quarterfinals successful 2022 but mislaid to Argentina connected penalties.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.