BBC News:
The OneLove armband with a rainbow flag in the shape of a heart and was going to be worn by team captains from seven nations to protest Qatar’s laws against same-sex relationships.
But football’s world governing body Fifa said they would give a yellow card to any player wearing it, so the teams decided not to wear it.
According to Fifa rules, “political, religious or personal messages or slogans” are banned, and it instead offered the captains an armband that says “No Discrimination”.
On Wednesday, players in the German team covered their mouths in protest as they posed for a pre-match photo.
Off the pitch, a former Danish prime minister, a German federal minister and BBC Sport presenter and former England women’s player Alex Scott were all pictured wearing rainbow armbands.
