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NFL quarterback Jameis Winston lent a helping hand Sunday as Japanese soccer fans cleaned up trash around Dallas Stadium after the team tied 2-2 with the Netherlands at the World Cup.
Videos posted on social media showed fans holding trash bags with the words “Japan Pride” emblazoned on them. The New York Giants quarterback, who is FOX Sports’ soccer correspondent for the World Cup, was also seen cleaning up trash around the stadium.
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Japan earned a point in the group stage thanks to Daichi Kamada’s 88th-minute equalizer against the Dutch. The Samurai Blue fans went wild after the goal went into the net.
“Our players managed to be tenacious but at the same time be patient and just stay calm and find and seize an opportunity,” Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said through an interpreter.
Holland’s Virgil Van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored on the post in the second half. Japan’s Keio Nakamura got one back minutes later. All three goals were scored in 14 minutes.
Japanese fans clean up trash at the stadium after the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, on June 14, 2026. (Jessica Tobias/AP Photo)
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But conceding a goal late in the game was hard for the Dutch to swallow.
“It’s disappointing now because of course it’s never good to concede the lead,” Van Dijk said. “It is extra disappointing that we conceded from a set-piece so late.”
Japan fans watch the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on June 14, 2026. (Jessica Tobias/AP Photo)
The Netherlands beat Japan in their only other World Cup game in 2010.
“I’m disappointed we didn’t win, but that’s because we were ahead twice,” Koeman added. “A lot of people underestimated Japan, but for the 100,000th time, if you underestimate them, it’s your problem. Do you think Japan’s strength was exaggerated before the match? Let’s wait until the end of the tournament to see who’s right.”
Japan reached the knockout rounds in 2022 and 2018. They have never been past the round of 16.
Japan’s Koki Ogawa celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal against the Netherlands during a World Cup Group F match in Arlington, Texas, on June 14, 2026. (Julio Cortez/AP)
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The Netherlands is the only country to have reached the final three times without winning the World Cup. The team reached the quarter-finals in 2022, but lost to Argentina on penalties.
