IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr., was present at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday (June 29) to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between five-time champions Brazil and Japan. After the conclusion of the match, IShowSpeed joined Japanese fans in picking up trash around the stadium.
A video of him helping clean the stadium has since gone viral on the internet.
🚨🚨| IShowSpeed joined Japanese fans in ???????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? at the stadium following Brazil vs. Japan in the Round of 32 🫡🇯🇵pic.twitter.com/ZdpcPFuZ0h
— Goals Side (@goalsside) June 29, 2026
IShowSpeed took part in picking up trash inside the stadium as a Japanese tradition after their World Cup match against Brazil ❤️🩹
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— yoxic (@yoxics) June 29, 2026
Japanese fans have earned widespread praise on several occasions in the past for cleaning up stadiums after their team’s FIFA World Cup matches, and they continued that tradition at the 2026 tournament, which is being hosted across three countries.
Japanese fans once again stayed behind after the final whistle to clean up the stands following their heartbreaking defeat to Brazil.
A tradition that continues to earn admiration around the world. 🇯🇵👏 pic.twitter.com/yFK1Y9n9bN
— MC (@CrewsMat10) June 29, 2026
Apart from helping Japanese fans collect trash, IShowSpeed was also seen consoling Japan supporters in another viral video following their team’s exit from the tournament.
While IShowSpeed comforts crying Japanese fans after Brazil knocks Japan out, an annoying fan keeps screaming “Messi! Messi!” to rage bait him 😭 pic.twitter.com/UMdvCtAVDP
— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) June 29, 2026
Japan faced Brazil in their first knockout match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and, despite taking a 1-0 lead into half-time, failed to hold on as Brazil completed a 2-1 comeback victory.
日本ゴール入れた瞬間
IShowSpeedの反応おもろすぎだろ pic.twitter.com/EaxchPrUV0— いろみず (@1Romiz) June 29, 2026
Casemiro scored the equaliser for Brazil in the 56th minute before Gabriel Martinelli struck the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time (90+5′).
The goal by Martinelli not only helped Brazil secure a hard-fought 2-1 comeback victory over Japan in their first knockout match of this year’s FIFA World Cup, but also earned Martinelli a place in the record books.
Martinelli’s goal in the 90+5th minute is the latest winning goal scored in normal time in the knockout stages of FIFA World Cup history.
Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimarães provided the assist for Martinelli’s winner after Casemiro had equalised with a header in the 56th minute.
