England have been penalised for John Stones’ shirt pull in opposition to Iran of their opening sport after seeing appeals for a doubtlessly stronger foul on Harry Maguire waved away.Southgate has admitted his concern regardless of successful 6-2 on Monday having seen referees give related selections in favour of Argentina and Poland in different matches.“We have to have readability or we do not know the place we stand,” Southgate advised the BBC.FIFA referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina had beforehand confirmed officers an instance of Kalvin Phillips blocking to create area for Maguire to attain in England’s win over Albania in World Cup qualifying.Learn MoreThe routine has been mastered by England and set-pieces have underpinned the nation’s latest success within the final two main tournaments.Nevertheless, Colina defined that the purpose could be disallowed at this event.“What worries me is we have been utilized in an instance within the referees’ video,” Southgate stated. “What we have been proven, the incident within the first half [with Maguire] could be a particular penalty.“Possibly there is a shirt pull [for the Iran penalty] – we have got to be higher on that – however I am a bit frightened we have been the instance proven, after which to get a choice as occurred within the first half, we want some clarification actually as to how it is going to be.“We have to have that dialogue with FIFA and simply be sure. Objectives are entering into and we do not know whether or not they stand or not.”England can qualify from Group B with a sport to spare by beating USA on Friday.
Southgate fears tough deal from referees after pre-World Cup briefing
