[gossip board] failed to advance to the top 8. When Japan left, it cleaned the dressing room and left a thank-you note and a thousand paper cranes.

December 06-the match between Japan and Croatia ended in the eighth finals of the World Cup. Finally, the Japanese team lost to Croatia in the penalty shootout.
Although the result of the defeat broke the hearts of the Japanese players, the Japanese team cleaned the locker room of the local stadium for the last time when they left the stadium, leaving thank-you notes and thousands of paper cranes on the table. The thank-you note was written in Arabic and Japanese.