Japan praised worldwide for classy behaviour post Asian Cup final loss

Japan have once again shown their class as a football organisation, leaving their dressing room spotless along with a multi-lingual message of appreciation after their 3-1 loss to Qatar in the final.

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The official account of the Asian Cup tweeted out a picture of Japan's dressing room, which was immaculately clean, along with a 'thank you' message in Arabic, Japanese and English.
Japan had just been upset 3-1 in the Asian Cup final by Qatar thanks to goals from Almoez Ali, Abdulaziz Hatem, and Akram Afif.

However this behaviour is clearly part of the team's culture as this is not the first time they have left their change rooms unblemished. 

After being knocked out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia by Belgium, Japan did the same thing.

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Published 3 February 2019 1:01pm
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