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Germany players protest FIFA decision that blocked rainbow armbands

Players from Germany pose for the team photo as they cover their mouths during the World Cup group E soccer match between Germany and Japan, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. [AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi]

Germany players cover mouths at World Cup in FIFA protest
Germany's players covered their mouths for their team photo before their opening World Cup match in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.

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