sentences:  During this time attempts were made to recover the statue, including sending divers down and dredging the river, but they all failed.Fans apologized to the store manager, but the statue remained in the canal and the Tigers "cursed".Although the leap into Dōtonbori canal and the Curse of the Colonel is usually associated only with a Hanshin Tigers victory, in 2002, when Japan beat Tunisia in the World Cup, some 500 fans jumped into the canal as a celebration, in spite of heavy police security.