Infantino’s feedback had been made straight in relation to World Cup appearances.

It’s honest to make the purpose that since France 1998 there has solely been one World Cup (Germany 2026) which has been simply accessible for English followers.

On the 2002 World Cup, England performed all 5 of their matches in Japan.

There was just one arrest for violence or public dysfunction among the many 8,000 supporters who flew to Asia.

In Germany for the 2006 World Cup an estimated 350,000 watched video games in stadia and at fan parks. But there have been simply 21 arrests for football-related offences.

Probably the most violent scenes on the match surrounded a recreation between Germany and Poland when 429 arrests had been made, together with 119 from Poland and 278 from the host nation.

The subsequent two World Cups had been long-distance affairs in Africa and South America.

Recorded figures present that, opposite Infantino’s declare, there have been no England followers arrested on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – an estimated 30,000 made the journey.

In Brazil for the 2014 World Cup there have been 15 football-related arrests – none for violence – among the many 20,000 travelling followers. 13 had been for ticket touting and two for offences towards property.

The 2018 World Cup noticed the match return to Europe in Russia. Some 20,000 England followers visited, with six arrests, of which 4 had been for football-related anti-social behaviour.

Solely round 4,000 supporters made the journey to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar which, as Infantino stated, noticed no arrests for supporters of England or Wales, who had additionally certified.

Throughout six tournaments in complete, there have been 55 arrests out of 432,000 followers, with 28 non-violent offences.

There are not any obtainable comparability figures for different nations – however that single Germany and Poland recreation on the 2006 match was eight instances England’s complete over six World Cups.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts, nationwide lead for soccer policing stated: “For the report, ‘British’ followers behaving at World Cups is the norm, not one thing particular.

“Whereas this stuff could also be stated in jest, it’s neither useful nor correct to make this kind of remark.”