Germany raised the stakes in their ongoing row over the OneLove armband with a staged protest ahead of their shock defeat by Japan.
Hansi Flick's players wanted to highlight FIFA’s decision not to allow them to wear the anti-discrimination symbol. They put their hands over their mouths when the team photograph was taken prior to kick-off at the Khalifa Stadium - showing that they refused to be silenced on the issue.
Players also sported rainbow colours on their training tops and several also wore rainbow laces. Head coach Flick said: "It was a sign. A message we wanted to send out. We wanted to convert the message that FIFA is silencing us."
