Japanese fans at the FIFA World Cup's opening match have impressed people across the globe after videos of them cleaning the stadium went viral.

After the match on Sunday between Ecuador and host Qatar ended, excited fans left behind cups, wrappers, food waste, and much more at Doha's Al-Bayt Stadium. This is a common practice across the planet where stadiums are left with litter once matches end.

While others left, Japanese fans decided to stay back and collect the garbage at the venue. They were seen helping other workers clean up the stands. A couple of videos recorded by onlookers quickly went viral on social media.

Shared originally by Bahraini content creator Omar Al-Farooq on Instagram, the video shows Japanese people answering the question: "Why are you doing this?"

When the content creator asked the Japanese why they were doing so, one of the male fans says: "We are Japanese, and we do not leave rubbish behind us, and we respect the place."

The fans said that the flags dropped on the floor "commanded respect" while they picked them up.