and to visit the stadiums ticket resolution point if they needed more help. but perhaps the biggest talking points came with the players and what they didn t do. england s captain harry kane, and his welsh counterpart gareth bale, both reversed their decision to wear this the one love armband after fifa said they would be booked if they did. homosexuality is illegal in the host nation qatar fifa said it would allow captains to wear a no discrimination armband instead, if they chose to. and then more politics as iran came on to the pitch, and lined up for their national anthem before their game with england. but instead of singing, the players stayed silent, in what s being seen as a gesture of solidarity for anti government protesters in their home country. none of the players have commented formally. iranian state tv cut its coverage of the anthem and switched to a previously shown wide shot of the stadium.
starting with the results there were three games. the netherlands scored two late goals to beat senegal, putting them alongside ecuador at the top of group a. england scored six, beating iran, leaving them top in group b after the first round of matches, because a late equaliser for wales gave them a draw with the us. but there were some issues with ticketing. these fans said the official app, which should ve helped them get into the match between iran and england, wasn t working properly and many were not inside the ground when it kicked off. in a statement, fifa called on ticket holders to check the email accounts they used to register with the ticketing app for instructions and to visit the stadiums ticket resolution point if they needed more help. but perhaps the biggest talking points came with the players and what they didn t do. england s captain harry kane, and his welsh counterpart gareth bale, both reversed their decision to wear this the one love armband after fifa
between iran and england, wasn t working properly and many were not inside the ground when it kicked off. in a statement, fifa called on ticket holders to check the email accounts they used to register with the ticketing app for instructions and to visit the stadiums ticket resolution point if they needed more help. but perhaps the biggest talking points came with the players and what they didn t do. england s captain harry kane, and his welsh counterpart gareth bale, both reversed their decision to wear this the one love armband after fifa said they would be booked if they did. homosexuality is illegal in the host nation qatar. fifa said it would allow captains to wear a no discrimination armband instead, if they chose to. and then more politics as iran came on to the pitch, and lined up for their national anthem before their game with england. but instead, the players stayed silent, in what s being seen as a gesture of solidarity