Yahoo – AFP,
15 June 2014
Porto Alegre (Brazil) (AFP) - The World Cup Group E clash between France and Honduras got off to a bizarre start as the national anthems for both sides were not played before kick-off.
Supporters
gather ahead of the Group E football match between France and
Honduras at the
Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre on June 15, 2014, during the
2014 FIFA World
Cup (AFP Photo/Franck Fife)
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Porto Alegre (Brazil) (AFP) - The World Cup Group E clash between France and Honduras got off to a bizarre start as the national anthems for both sides were not played before kick-off.
Both teams
lined up for the anthems as usual but were then instructed by the referee to go
through the protocol of shaking hands when no music for the anthems began.
The players
then had to wait for several minutes till the game could start at the scheduled
4pm (1900 GMT) kick-off time.
A FIFA
spokesman was unable to immediately give an explanation as to why the anthems
hadn't been played.
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