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England boss Tuchel frustrated as photographers block view during national anthem

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When England players lined up to sing ⁠their national anthem before their World Cup opener against Croatia, ‌they shared the moment with thousands of ‌their fans at the Dallas ‌Stadium, who sang aloud and waved ‌flags.

[p]But one person at the stadium ‌who missed out on the experience was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] coach Thomas Tuchel, ‌whose view from the dugout ⁠was blocked ‌by a throng of photographers positioned in ​front of him.[/p][p]"[b]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[/b]," a frustrated Tuchel told reporters after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=b5qGuKMs"]Wednesday's 4-2 win[/a].[/p][p]"[b]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. It ruined a little bit my experience today[/b]."[/p][embed guid="fd8ba555-0b42-4be9-a9a3-9e60189848bf" url="https://x.com/cropperTV/status/2067546761158152638" social-type="twitter" /][p]Media reports said Tuchel tried to ‌get the photographers to move ​but they did not, and ‌he was left with no choice but to see his players on the stadium's giant screen.[/p][p]England will continue their Group L campaign ⁠against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] ⁠on Tuesday.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]

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