Anthony Johnson, from London, faced a strip-search when coming into the Netherlands vs Qatar game (Image: i Sport)

An England fan says he was once strip-searched at the International Cup for dressed in rainbow-coloured clothing.

Anthony Johnson, from London, used to be dressed in a t-blouse with England’s reputable badge in rainbow colors and a baseball cap in the comparable colours.

He was once trying to enter the stadium to look at the fit towards the Netherlands and Qatar on Tuesday afternoon.

Anthony says he was once initially made to take off his watch and belt – one thing he hadn’t been requested to do at different video games.

He advised The i: ‘Whilst I went through once more, a large burly safety guard screamed in my face: “You don’t recognize our tradition.”

‘They then wand-ed me down.’

The football fan says the wand didn’t turn on but workforce still ushered him right into a private house where Anthony was once made to take off all his garments including his underwear.

Whilst the safety guard used to be apologetic for the incident, the ordeal lasted 10 mins.

Anthony was once strip-searched in spite of Fifa confirming rainbow flags and apparel are appropriate (Image: Fifa by way of Getty Images)

The football fan was once stopped at safety via team of workers two times (Picture: Reuters)

While he came back to the scanners, he says his cap he were made to take off had disappeared.

Whilst security body of workers claimed he had now not been dressed in the cap, it used to be later found at the back of the scanner.

Fifa confirmed just 3 days ago rainbow flags and get dressed have been applicable in stadiums.

Hassan Al Thawadi spoke approximately studies of rainbow coloured apparel being confiscated (Picture: Fifa by way of Getty Photographs)

But he used to be then threatened via security group of workers who said if he didn’t take it off senior colleagues can be referred to as.

Anthony was once forced to attend 10 minutes and the game was once about to start.

‘I said: “It’s getting close to the start of the game. I’m glad to take off the hat if you happen to’ll installed writing in English your reasons for now not allowing me to put on it.”

‘He stated: “Fine, the senior person will do that.” 

‘After some other short while, a unique policeman came to visit and instructed me i used to be allowed to head into the stadium.’

Qatar Global Cup leader Hassan Al-Thawadi spoke to talkSport about stories of rainbow apparel being confiscated.

‘From day one, we have now stated everybody is welcome.

This is something for us, or a minimum of for this a part of the arena, that may be a fundamental a part of non secular values.’

Last week, an American journalist used to be detained by means of Qatari officials for wearing a rainbow on his t-shirt.

A US fan was once also ‘aggressively’ dragged from the stands and had ‘his arm twisted again’ for dressed in a rainbow-coloured band.

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