Most of England’s players followed FIFA protocol and greeted rape charge Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey ahead of kick-off – although it appeared that Djed Spence refused to do so.
As Daily Mail Sport reported, no talks were held within the Three Lions’ camp over whether shake the hand of the former Arsenal man ahead of the fixture, with bosses preferring to concentrate purely on football.
While FIFA-controlled camera crews failed to capture the moment, most of Thomas Tuchel’s men either shook hands of bumped fists with the 33-year-old, who denies seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault, bar Tottenham’s Spence,
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