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A foreign English teacher sits in a small conversation school booth with a worksheet, a football scoreboard showing Japan losing on a TV behind him.
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GLORY SUPPORTERS: THE TEAM THAT ONLY EXISTS WHEN IT WINS

Japanese football fan culture has a fascinating quirk: the national team only exists when it wins. Lose, and the entire tournament is quietly erased from history. A field report on selective national pride.

2 July 2026100