Joy with draw: Japanese celebrate World Cup debut by 'invading' famous intersection in Tokyo

Japanese celebrate clash at famous intersection in Tokyo
Even with a draw, Japanese in Tokyo saw a good reason to celebrate the debut of the Japanese team in the 2026 World Cup. Japan drew with the Netherlands 2-2.
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Still, residents of the Japanese capital turned out in force at the famous intersection in the Shibuya neighborhood to celebrate the result, even in the rain. Images recorded the moment of celebration (see the video above).
When the traffic lights turned red, fans ran across the pedestrian crossings towards each other. With shouts and flags, they then celebrated the draw, which they said felt like victory. But the celebration only lasted 40 seconds: when the traffic lights turned green again, police officers signaled with whistles, and the fans ran back to the sidewalk.
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Japan defended fiercely in the first half, frustrating the Dutch, and launched some attacks of their own before the match at the Dallas Stadium turned into a thrilling affair, with three goals in a 13-minute span, until the Blue Samurai leveled the match with two minutes remaining.
Daichi Kamada scored the crucial second goal for the team when the ball deflected off the head of the Crystal Palace midfielder and beat Bart Verbruggen, after a powerful header from Koki Ogawa.
Despite the absence of their influential midfielder, Wataru Endo, who was cut from the squad due to injury, the four-time Asian champions responded to the defeat with a determined performance.
Japan's next game will be against Tunisia, in Mexico, on Saturday (20).

Source: G1