Beijing time, August 3, the Tokyo Olympics men's soccer semifinals are in full swing, Japan's national Olympic men's soccer team in a tense duel, 0-1 regret defeat, failed to move forward. Despite failing to set a new best Olympic record in team history, the Japanese national Olympics still have hopes of matching their best-ever finish in 1968 - third place - in the Aug. 6 third- and fourth-place finals. In their quest for results, the Japanese national Olympics recently posted a striking image on their official Twitter account. The image captures a message left by the New Zealand national Olympic team after Japan's match against New Zealand in the last eight. ! [New Zealand National Olympic Team testimonial](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/20210806/202192600000806044432106.jpg) The New Zealand National Olympic Team expressed their gratitude to the tournament's organizing committee in the visiting team's locker room in two separate languages, English and Japanese: "Thank you for the hospitality on the Kashima side, we had a great time in Japan and we look forward to meeting again in the near future, best of luck to the Japanese team, cheers!" Japanese fans who witnessed the scene recorded and uploaded the moment of thanks from the New Zealand National Olympic Team to the internet, with many fans praising, "This is a well arranged team, looking forward to fighting with you again." "Thank you for your warm messages, this is the embodiment of the spirit of (Olympic) unity, at this moment I also support New Zealand." Such a warm scene can not help but recall the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Japan's national team in the round of 16 knockout round of the 2-3 defeat against Belgium, not only to clean the locker room, but also written in Russian "thank you", quietly left. Many netizens jokingly called it an export of Japanese sports culture. ! [Japan's national team after the World Cup testimonials](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/20210806/202106662500806044442106.jpg)

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