February 08, 2019, 01:53 PM 
Japan lost 1- 3 to Qatar during the Asian Cup finals, which was held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The match was a monumental loss to the four-time Asian Cup champions.
Despite the huge blow, the Japanese football team continued to demonstrate their civic-mindedness, through their spotless dressing room.
Japan leave the #AsianCup2019 dressing room spotless with thank you message in English, Arabic and Japanese! 👏 pic.twitter.com/RfiVyoMumd
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) February 2, 2019
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Messages of gratitude
The dressing room was nearly spotless, save for heartwarming messages of gratitude on the whiteboard, where "thank you" was written in three languages -- Arabic, English and Japanese.
Photo via afcasiancup on Twitter
Wonderful.
Fellow netizens chimed in, echoing the praise for the Japanese team:
Screenshot via afcasiancup on Twitter
Screenshot via afcasiancup on Twitter
The Japanese also offered their congratulations to Qatar:
Screenshot via afcasiancup on Twitter
And while the teams look forward to getting stronger for their next match, someone slid in an unintentional pun.
Screenshot via afcasiancup on Twitter
If anything, their dressing room would indeed be anything but messi.
Top image adapted via afcasiancup on Twitter
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