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Gareth Southgate is "worried" that England appearing arsenic an illustration astatine a pre-World Cup referee briefing volition person ramifications for his side.
Against Iran, England were penalised for a garment propulsion from a corner, whereas Harry Maguire's appeals for a foul astatine the different extremity had been ignored.
On time 3 of the World Cup, a akin incidental resulted successful Argentina getting a penalty against Saudi Arabia.
"We've got to person clarity oregon we don't cognize wherever we stand," Southgate said.
Fifa referees committee president Pierluigi Collina singled retired England during a pre-tournament briefing, showing a clip of Kalvin Phillips blocking to make abstraction for Maguire to people successful a triumph implicit Albania successful World Cup qualifying past year.
Collina explained specified a extremity would beryllium disallowed astatine the World Cup, leaving Southgate uncertain implicit the imaginable consequences for England.
"What worries maine is we were utilized successful an illustration successful the referees' video," helium said. "What we were shown, the incidental successful the archetypal fractional [with Maguire] would beryllium a definite penalty.
"Maybe there's a garment propulsion [for the Iran penalty] - we've got to beryllium amended connected that - but I'm a spot disquieted we were the illustration shown, and past to get a determination arsenic happened successful the archetypal half, we request immoderate clarification truly arsenic to however it's going to be.
"We've got to person that dialog with Fifa and conscionable marque sure. Goals are going successful and we don't cognize whether they basal oregon not."
England could seal qualification from Group B with a triumph successful their adjacent crippled against the United States connected Friday (19:00 GMT).
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