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On the morning of the 28th, the professor said on Facebook, "Japanese soccer fans cheered with the rising sun flag again in the second round of the group stage against Costalia."
On the previous day, some Japanese fans unfurled the Rising Sun flag, a symbol of Japanese imperialism, in the spectators' seats at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Qatar Rayyan, where the second Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica was held. showed. They attempted to hang the rising sun flag, but it was quickly removed by stadium officials.
In response, Professor Seo Kyung-deok said, "This is very significant because FIFA (International Football Federation) has finally officially stopped cheering for the Rising Sun Flag."
The professor said, "I judge that FIFA's banning of the Rising Sun flag this time was an extremely appropriate measure that respects not only soccer fans in Asia but soccer fans all over the world. I can't avoid being embarrassed, and I have to make it a good lesson that I should never cheer for the Rising Sun Flag again."
Prior to this, the Japanese spectators gathered Hot Topic for "cleaning the stadium".
ESPN, a US sports channel, said, "Japanese fans cleaned the stadium after the shocking victory (against Germany)," and praised him as a "perfect customer."
However, the support with the rising sun flag, which started with a wrong historical recognition, was criticized for having a double attitude, and the value of that praise was lowered.
2022/11/29 12:57 KST
