The German Football Federation (DFB) has also reached out to Fifa to hear if they can be exempted from the rule, but the DFB was rejected immediately.

Thus, Fifa is holding the same line as during the men's football World Cup in Qatar last winter. England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland then planned to use the "One Love" tie during their matches but were stopped by Fifa at the last moment, through threats of sporting penalties such as yellow cards and suspensions.

According to Bild, there is no information yet on possible penalties if a player wears a rainbow-coloured captain's armband at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer.

Just over a month ago, Leah Williamson, captain of England, said her team wants to wear the rainbow-coloured captain's armband at the World Cup.

When Sweden played a training international against Germany in February, DN asked Kosovare Asllani if it is worth taking the risk with Fifa's threat of sporting sanctions, such as warnings, at the men's World Cup.

"We're not going to back down. We are women," Asllani told the newspaper at the time.

The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be played from July 20 to August 20.

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