00:00Brazil have won. Brazil are through to the round of 16. But even if you're a Brazil fan, deep down,
00:04there's probably a part of you that feels sad because Japan have been knocked out. And honestly, I feel Japan
00:10were very unlucky when it came to the tournament seeding.
00:13The same thing is happening in the other side of the bracket where teams like the Netherlands and Morocco are
00:18facing each other. Two strong teams, but one of them has to go home. Just like what happened today with
00:24Brazil and Japan, Japan has become one of those teams that teaches you something every single match day. Whenever you
00:30watch their fans, they would clean up the entire section of the stadium before leaving. Their actions inspired Portugal fans,
00:36Paraguay fans, Germany fans, and many others to do the same.
00:40Then there's the Japanese national team itself. Every time they left a dressing room, they made sure it was spotless.
00:47Other teams started following that example too. Japan's influence on every World Cup goes far beyond football, yet somehow they
00:55always end up getting knocked out in the round of 16, or this time in the round of 32, and
01:00you really have to feel for them. Japan actually took the lead in the first half.
01:04Sano's goal was absolutely brilliant. He intercepted the ball near the halfway line, drove forward, and unleashed a shot with
01:10unbelievable confidence. Very few players would even attempt something like that in such a high-pressure game.
01:15Then Casemiro equalized for Brazil in the second half, and in the final moments, Martinelli scored the winner.
01:21I was happy for Brazil, but at the same time, I couldn't help feeling heartbroken that Japan's World Cup journey
01:29was over. I think many of you probably feel the same way.
01:32Why does this always seem to happen to Japan? They're a team that teaches the world through their actions, both
01:36on and off the pitch. Watching a team like that leave the tournament is genuinely sad.
01:40It's emotional, but that's football. The game is the game, and the World Cup has truly begun.
01:45From here on, we're going to witness matches that will make us celebrate, cry, and experience every possible emotion, because
01:52that's what football does.
01:53Emotions always prevail when it comes to this beautiful game, and this is only the beginning.
01:57The emotional rollercoaster of the World Cup has officially started, so buckle up, because the storm is just getting started.
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