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Author @chrisman notes the Japanese team’s average height (~5'7") repeatedly…

2026-06-15 · 16:55 UTC ·@chrisman ·0 min read

Brief

The post by @chrisman highlights the contrast between a shorter Japanese team (about 5'7") and a taller Dutch team (about 6'4"), asserting the Japanese side won most physical duels and using that performance to argue Japan’s historical military effectiveness in World War II; the tweet also links an ESPN FC clip showing Japanese fans cleaning their stadium section after the match.

Why it matters

Author @chrisman notes the Japanese team’s average height (~5'7") repeatedly winning the majority of duels against a much taller Dutch side (~6'4") during the match.

Key details

  • Author explicitly links that on-field outperformance to a historical claim: it gives “a sense of why they were a problem in WW2,” drawing a direct connection between contemporary sports performance and wartime capability.
  • The post cites an embedded ESPN FC clip (shared via nitter) showing Japanese fans cleaning their stadium section after the match, captioned “A tradition unlike any other” and dated in the shared link (nitter post ID 2066282550427873297).
Source evidence

Unrelated, but if you watched the 5'7 Japanese team on the field winning the majority of duels against the 6'4 Dutch, you can a sense of why they were a problem in WW2.

ESPN FC (@ESPNFC)

A tradition unlike any other: Japan fans cleaning up their section before leaving the stadium 🇯🇵❤️

— https://nitter.net/ESPNFC/status/2066282550427873297#m