FIFA World Cup teams

2022 - 11 - 21

World Cup teams abandon "OneLove" armband amid FIFA row (ESPN)

Countries including England and Wales will not wear the "OneLove" anti-discrimination armband in their World Cup openers amid a row with FIFA.

European World Cup teams set to defy FIFA in armband standoff (Sportsnet.ca)

It didn't work. FIFA wanted seven European soccer federations to back down from allowing their captains to wear “One Love” armbands — a heart-shaped multi- ...

World Cup 2022: European teams drop anti-discrimination ... (Financial Times)

A bid by European teams to promote inclusion during the World Cup collapsed on Monday, after the Netherlands, England and Wales said threats from Fifa had ...

European teams abandon One Love armband protest at 2022 World ... (Eurosport.com)

The European countries who were going to wear the One Love armband in defiance of FIFA and the Qatar World Cup have now confirmed that they have decided to ...

European teams abandon plan to wear armbands at World Cup (National Post)

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA's threat of on-field punishment for players forced World Cup teams to back down Monday and abandon an anti-discrimination campaign…

European Teams Won't Wear Pro-LGBT Armbands at World Cup (Bloomberg)

Seven national football teams, including England, will not wear a rainbow armband showing solidarity with LGBTQ rights, bowing to pressure from FIFA because ...