Saturday night, the Oakland Coliseum was the place for soccer fans to be. The venue hosted an international friendly match between Japan's and Mexico's Men's National soccer teams.

Organizers of the match reported that the match was at capacity on Saturday, meaning there was a full crowd.

The match ended in a 0-0 draw, but the game itself seemed to represent a win for sports in Oakland.

Saturday, the Coliseum parking lot was filled with excited tailgaters firing up their grills, playing live music, dancing, and waving flags. The cheers of fans echoed across the Coliseum and into the parking lot throughout the game.

People traveled from all around the Bay Area to attend.

Attendee Aiden Ang of Cupertino explained, "My mom’s Japanese and she wanted to watch this a lot, and I’m a big fan

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