ARMBAND – FA FEARED TIE WOULD BE STOPPED

FROM JOHN CROSS in Doha ENGLAND feared their World Cup opener would have been STOPPED because of the One Love armband row.

Three Lions captain Harry

Kane (right) could been blocked from playing or the whole team forced to leave the pitch because FIFA were determined to crackdown on the anti-discrimination gesture.

The German FA accused FIFA of “extreme blackmail” and are now considering legal action, while Belgium defender Jan