The Germany team made a protest against FIFA’s decision to ban the OneLove armband at the Qatar World Cup, covering their mouths before their clash with Japan to signal that they have been silenced GERJPN
World Cup, covering their mouths before their clash with Japan to signal that they have been silenced.
However, on Monday morning, shortly before England began their campaign against Iran, the group of seven nations decided they would not wear the strap after threats from FIFA. ‘We were in an extreme situation, in an extreme blackmail and we thought we had to take that decision without wanting to do so.’
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