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The Netherlands bushed Senegal 2-0 successful their World Cup opener connected Monday| Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live connected BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings - Full sum details |
Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk has deed backmost astatine disapproval accusing European teams astatine the World Cup of having nary "backbone" aft they decided against wearing the OneLove armband.
The captains of 7 countries, including England and Wales, planned to deterioration the armband during matches to beforehand diverseness and inclusion.
But the plans were dropped due to the fact that of Fifa's menace of players being booked.
The captains are alternatively wearing Fifa-approved 'No Discrimination' armbands.
"I play successful a presumption wherever a yellowish paper is not useful. I became a shot subordinate and I privation to play these benignant of tournaments," Van Dijk told Dutch broadcaster NOS.
Speaking aft the Netherlands' 2-0 triumph implicit Senegal connected Monday, the Liverpool centre-back said: "There are radical who accidental we don't person a backbone, but that's not however it works.
"We conscionable privation to play football. I would person loved to play with that band, but not astatine the disbursal of a yellowish card."
The Netherlands began the OneLove run earlier Euro 2020 to beforehand diverseness and inclusion, and arsenic a connection against discrimination.
Same-sex relationships and the promotion of same-sex relationships are criminalised successful Qatar.
In a connection connected Monday, the 7 European nations - besides including Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland - said they were consenting to wage fines for their captains wearing the armband but could not enactment their players astatine hazard of being booked.
Speaking aft the 6-2 opening triumph implicit Iran, England skipper Harry Kane said helium was "disappointed" astir not being capable to deterioration the armband, portion team-mate Jack Grealish said the determination was "a spot stupid".
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