Seven European nations competing at the tournament – including England and Wales – decided against wearing the anti-discrimination armband.

The start of the tournament in Qatar has been dominated by a row over a rainbow-coloured armband.

Lawyers for seven European teams are understood to be looking at the regulations to examine the sanctions the associations were threatened with.

The OneLove group are looking at their legal options over the Fifa decision to block them wearing the rainbow-coloured bands

The German national team players made the gesture as they prepared for kick-off in their opening match against Japan at the Khalifa Stadium

Seven European nations were planning to wear rainbow-coloured armbands in support of the OneLove campaign.

Kane was due to wear the OneLove armband, which contains the rainbow colours and is associated with the Pride flag, before FIFA’s late intervention.

The associations fear their captains could be booked for wearing the armbands.

Fifa has launched a new series of social campaigns in a partnership with United Nations agencies

England’s Harry Kane and Wales’ Gareth Bale were due to wear the OneLove armbands in Qatar before Saturday’s announcement