Staff writer
TOULOUSE, France -- Although Japan made an unsuccessful World Cup debut Sunday in a 1-0 loss to two-time champion Argentina, its supporters appeared to win the cheering battle at Toulouse Municipal Stadium.
Japanese fans accounted for more than 60 percent of the 37,000 spectators at the stadium, and developed highly organized cheering under the leadership baton of Ultras, the dynamic soccer cheering group.
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