Why Japan plays in blue at the World Cup when the flag is red

Japan's soccer team wears blue despite the flag being red and white. Here is the history behind the Samurai Blue.

Reporter's Notebook: A Lone Star Samurai Blue experiencing a World Cup match in Dallas

Discovered the electric atmosphere of a FIFA World Cup match in Dallas as Japan’s Samurai Blue takes center stage.
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Blue-haired Japanese fan asks people to "Stop making fun" of him after clip of him crying after Japan lost to Brazil in the World Cup went viral

Watching Japan’s elimination from the 2026 FIFA after losing to Brazil was hard. But this fan in the Houston Stadium took it ...
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Japan Face Brazil Without Takefusa Kubo: Can the Blue Samurai Rewrite World Cup History?

Japan head into a daunting FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash against Brazil without their biggest attacking star, but ...

Japan fans use blue bags to uphold a cleansing World Cup tradition after draw

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Those blue bags Japan fans waved in a frenzy after their team got a late tying goal were then used after the final whistle to maintain what has become a cleansing World Cup ...

World Cup at MetLife draws 'one big community' of all jersey colors

Fans from around the world turned MetLife Stadium into a rainbow for the France vs Sweden Round of 32 match on June 30.