FIFA responds to wearing the uniform of the Crusades in the World Cup Qatar

FIFA said before the upcoming match between My elect England and the United States of America, today, Friday, in the second round of the group stage in the FIFA World Cup finals, “it strives to create an environment free of discrimination, and to promote diversity in the International Federation, and in all its activities and events.”

Some England fans attended the World Cup wearing Saint George's uniforms, with helmets, crosses and plastic swords on them.

FIFA told CNN that wearing "Crusader fashion in the Arab world or the Middle East could be offensive to Muslims.

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For this reason, fans were asked to change clothes, or to cover clothes with crusader symbols on them.”

British associations have asked England fans who are in Qatar during the World Cup not to wear St. George's clothes (a symbol of the Crusades), according to the Telegraph newspaper.
Kick It Out, the leading anti-discrimination charity, warned that fancy clothing representing "knights or crusaders" may be unwelcome in Qatar and the wider Muslim world.

This came at a time when footage emerged showing security officials apparently leading fans wearing chain mail, helmets and St. George's Cross ahead of England's opening match against Iran, while it was not clear if the two fans had been arrested or prevented from watching the match.