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We want to wear it! No don't! FIFA tries to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized armbands

England forward Harry Kane speaks to the media during a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center on the eve of the group B World Cup soccer match between England and Iran, in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)


In a tense meeting at the World Cup on Sunday, FIFA tried to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign that draws attention to Qatar.

It didn't work.

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