A rainbow version was produced of the yellow, green and red hats which are worn in their thousands by the so-called ‘Red Wall’.
Wales’ Rainbow Wall wrote: “Our rainbow bucket hat. We are so proud of them, but news on the ground tonight is our welsh female supporters wearing them in #Qatar are having them taken off them, not the men, just women.PA news agency understands a US supporter was threatened on the Metro travelling to the stadium for carrying a small rainbow flag.
Wales, along with England and other European nations, earlier confirmed they would not be wearing the anti-discrimination One Love rainbow armbands after governing body Fifa threatened sporting sanctions. Speaking outside a hotel in Doha where around 1,900 Wales fans had gathered before the US game, he said: “I’m really disappointed to be honest, I’m disappointed for the countries wanting to wear them and I’m disappointed in Fifa for doing what they’ve done.His friend Gareth Dixon, 32, who is a teacher in Qatar, said: “I’ve lived here for five years and the change in that time is immeasurable, particularly in terms of the infrastructure.
The two men were holding a sign that read ‘Llywelyn, Glyndwr, Ramsay’, the third name referring to Aaron Ramsay who they claimed was “the true Prince of Wales”.
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