ENGLAND stars could get a World Cup ax for their refusal to take the Covid vaccine.
The tournament starts on November 21 in Qatar with England’s first game against Iran fall on opening day.
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Current regulations require unvaccinated players to self-isolate for five days after their arrival in the country.
England play just six days after their scheduled arrival in Qatar, so any player forced to self-isolate will miss training and likely be sidelined.
According to the Daily mailhas led manager Gareth Southgate to consider completely eliminating unvaccinated team members.
Chelsea and Crystal Palace players have already been unable to travel to America and Southeast Asia this summer.
N’Golo Kante was left behind because of his vaccination statuswhich could affect his World Cup plans.
It is clear that FIFA is lobbying Qatar to relax Covid vaccine rules ahead of the tournament.
In the meantime, FIFA would like to install cameras in dressing rooms with insights that are filmed before and after the game and during halftime.
The images are broadcast live or with a slight delay.
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But managers will likely demand that the sound be muted for anything that might be important for tactical, technical or injury reasons.
SunSport understands that world leaders want to provide a more immersive insight to the global audience of billions.
The plan is deemed to have been outlined to team delegations, including the FAduring last week’s FIFA World Cup workshop in Doha.
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