Thomas Tuchel and England secure another World Cup victory as FIFA change protocol for
England manager Thomas Tuchel has secured a victory off the pitch at the World Cup after he complained about being blocked by photographers ahead of last night’s 4-2 victory over Croatia.
Tuchel was left upset that as the Three Lions sang the national anthem, he was swarmed by photographers, meaning he was unable to see his own players.
‘I’m begging FIFA to change the position of the photographers, because I could not see my team [during] the national anthem, and I was waiting for this moment,’ he said after the game.
However, Daily Mail Sport can reveal that FIFA will change their pre-match protocol, and coaching staff will now move down the touchline so they can watch the national anthems.
In a video that captured the stand-off, Tuchel looked furious and could be heard to say: ‘Very close guys, you’re very close. You’re very close I cannot see anything.’
The German then gestured with his arms and looked to make his way past them before he linked arms with the rest of his staff for ‘God Save the King’, before he looked up at the stadium’s big screen to see his players.
Tuchel then confronted teh photographers, who were right in front of his dugout, again and gesticulated to someone off camera about how close they were.
He could be heard to say: ‘What is this?,’ before he muttered something to himself.
Tuchel again complained about their positioning once again before he went back to stand where he was for the Croatia national anthem.
‘It was a very, very special moment today and I was standing in front of 50 photographers half a metre away and I could not see one single player,’ Tuchel added.
‘It ruined a little bit my experience today.’
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