The Emperor's Cup, which decides the best soccer in Japan, and the two semi-finals of the All Japan Championship will be held in Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures on the 12th. It was carried out without setting.
The Japan Football Association, which hosts the 101st Emperor's Cup, has decided to hold the three games of the semi-finals and finals without setting an upper limit on the number of spectators.
On the 12th, two semi-final games were held, with Kawasaki Frontale and Oita Trinita playing at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, and Urawa Reds and Cerezo Osaka playing at Saitama Stadium in Saitama City.
Of these, the Saitama Stadium, which has a capacity of 63,000, was visited by supporters wearing uniforms from both teams from the opening three hours before the start of the game, and the temperature was measured at the entrance and the hands and fingers were disinfected. Was in.
A 28-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture said, "I was refraining from having a chronic disease, but I came to the stadium for the first time in a long time. The number of infected people is decreasing, the temperature is measured at the entrance, and everyone who comes is wearing a mask. I don't think there's a big problem so far. I want to keep the rules and get the most out of it. "
In soccer, games played by J-League teams, such as league games and the Emperor's Cup, have been held with an upper limit on the number of spectators since the league game was interrupted in February last year due to the spread of the new corona virus. , The most number of people visited the match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale in the final round of J1 this season, which was held at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama City on December 4th.
In the game on the 12th, we are planning to investigate the wearing rate of masks with the cooperation of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and the Japan Football Association said, "We will cooperate to prove that there is an environment where you can enjoy sports safely and securely. I will continue to work on management while taking measures so that next year's J League and other events will be held at full capacity. "