Britain Soccer Football - Wales Press Conference - The Vale Resort, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales - 9/11/16 General view of the Wales badge and a poppy Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
LONDON (Reuters) - Wales have decided against following England and Scotland in defying FIFA by wearing poppies on their shirts or armbands in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Serbia.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) said in a statement on Thursday that world soccer's governing body had refused a request for players to wear poppies in commemoration of the armistice that ended World War One.
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