Japan fans praised for 'classy' and 'respectful' act following surprise victory over England at Wembley

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Heartwarming footage posted to X shows the fans throwing their leftover mess in available bins in a touching act following their surprise victory.

The comment section was filled with praise for the “respectful” attendees. 

“Coming to our country, beating us up, and then still cleaning for us?  Damn. That’s some sort of respect. Thank you Japan and respect,” one user wrote. 

“Huge respect and admiration for the Japanese and their culture,“ another wrote. 

A third added: “One of the most amazing people, so much class and respect.”

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It was England’s final match on home soil before the World Cup, which ended in a first defeat by Asian opposition as Thomas Tuchel’s side stumbled to a somewhat concerning 1-0 loss.

There were a handful of boos from those left inside what had been a sold-out Wembley after a largely lifeless display compounded Friday’s stop-start 1-1 draw with Uruguay.

Tuesday’s defeat was Tuchel’s second since taking charge at the start of last year and was decided by Kaoru Mitoma’s fine first-half finish at the end of a well-worked move started by the Japan star, dispossessing Cole Palmer.

This was another experimental side named by the German coach, who again made a swathe of substitutions throughout a friendly that provided more questions than answers, including how to score without Harry Kane.Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Jordan Henderson were not risked in the match - with Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and John Stones also leaving the group through injury in recent days. 

Tuchel has eight weeks to decide on the group he will take to North America for this summer’s global showpiece.

He has admitted he would be watching matches through his fingers for the rest of the season after England’s experimental March meet up made him more certain about his World Cup selection.He said: “It will be scary to watch TV on the weekend and through (the rest of the season) because from now on every muscle injury can mean that a player misses out,” the England boss said.

“It’s one thing if players go, if players get injured, which is anyway not nice but then Jordan Henderson, who is a key figure for us in camp, is out, Declan Rice is out, Bukayo is out.

“They are captains for their clubs and they drive the standards. And then Harry Kane drops out so it’s basically the leadership group who is not available. This affects, of course, a group.

“Everyone gave everything and from now on, of course, still now all these injuries, I think, will be still manageable in the window of time that we have to be invested in club football in May and be ready for the World Cup.“But from now on – the next eight weeks – I am concerned and I hope that that everything goes well for the players, that they stay healthy.”