PHOTOS: Japanese team gets hero’s welcome on return from World Cup

The Japan national football team was greeted by a crowd of fans upon their return from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The team returned home on Wednesday after Croatia defeated them on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 clash on Monday.

The team had courted global praise earlier in the competition with they way they left their dressing room clean.