He was crying alone on his way out of the stadium, wearing Japan’s jersey and with a broken heart. 😢 His national team had just been eliminated from the World Cup by Brazil, and that fan could not bear the pain.
But several Canarinha supporters saw him. They came over, put a hand on his shoulder, and hugged him without saying much. Then came the chants, the jumping, and they even tossed him up in the air together — as if he were one of their own. ⚽🎉
When the match ends, the rivalry is put away. What remains is this: a group of strangers who saw someone devastated and decided, simply, not to leave him alone. In the end, the Japanese fan smiled again. 🇯🇵🇧🇷💛