On the night of August 3, the Tokyo Olympics Men's Soccer Semi-Finals came to a close, with the Japanese National Olympic Team failing to advance to the final, losing 0-1 to the Spanish National Olympic Team. Nevertheless, the Japanese Olympic team does not see this trip as the end of the road, and they still hope to set a new best record in the Olympic Games in the third and fourth place finals on August 6 - the third place in 1968 - in the history of the team.
In the pursuit of results, Japan's national Olympic team recently shared a heartwarming image on their official Twitter account. It was a message left by the New Zealand team after the Japan National Olympic Team played the New Zealand National Olympic Team in the Round of 8.
The New Zealand national Olympic team expressed their gratitude to the tournament organizing committee in both English and Japanese in the locker room in Shinjuku: "Thank you for the hospitality of Kashima, we had a great time in Japan and look forward to seeing each other again in the near future, good luck to the Japanese team, cheers!"
The scene was captured and uploaded to the internet by Japanese fans, many of whom applauded New Zealand's demeanor: "This is a team of great quality and we look forward to playing you again."
"Thank you for your heartwarming messages, it's a sign of a more united Olympic spirit and I'm here to support Team New Zealand in the same way."
This is reminiscent of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Japan's national team in the round of 16 knockout round of 2-3 defeat against Belgium, cleaned up the locker room, and left the word "thank you" in Russian, quietly left. Many netizens jokingly called it an export of Japanese sports culture.
