tournament since 1958, only the second time they having qualified, they drew one all in their opener against the usa so some good stuff on the field, but it is the controversy off it that continues to overshadow the tournament, before england took the field today the fa were forced to abandon a plan for captain harry kane to wear the onelove armband promoting diversity and inclusion, after fifa warned the players they would be yellow carded immediately. the fa was one of seven world cup associations that planned to use the rainbow coloured armband meanwhile the iranian players refused to sing their national anthem, before the match, in solidarity with the protesters back at home. and in spite of the harsh punishment they and theirfamilies might now face. in recent days the women s nation basketball team appeared for a team photograph without their headscarves. and in this video, iranians in this tehran
the elizabeth line six months on we assess its impact. we start tonight with events in qatar two world cup football games which have nailed the attention of tens of millions of people across the uk today, as both england and wales played their opening matches. that night there was a big win for england against iran and i dramatic draw with six minutes to go for wales against the usa there was a big win. the 6 2 victory over iran was england s highest ever score in an opening match at the world cup. both games were played against the backdrop of more controversy. players from several teams including the captains of england and wales were forced to abandon their plans to wear the onelove armband promoting diversity and inclusivity because fifa threatened they d be booked on the pitch if they took part. and the iranian players refused to sing their own national anthem , in a show of solidarity with the mass protests at home. the wales match ended within the past hour or so an