Shocker: Saudi Arabia National Team Refuse To Honour One Minute Silence For London Attack (Watch)

The Saudi Arabian national football team have been criticised for failing to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the London Bridge terror attack.

Australian supporters were left outraged ahead of the Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifying match between the two countries, when the Saudi Arabian players appeared to ignore the silence.

Images from the match show the Australian team lined up in the middle of the pitch, with the Saudi players choosing to finish their pre-match warm-up instead.

Saudi players on the bench also refused to stand for the minute's silence.

The Australian soccer federation, known as FFA, said after the match that the Saudis knew about the plan to hold a minute's silence before Thursday's World Cup qualifying match but declined to participate.

The Australian federation said;

"Both the (Asian Football Confederation) and the Saudi team agreed that the minute of silence could be held,"  

"The FFA was further advised by Saudi team officials that this tradition was not in keeping with Saudi culture and they would move to their side of the field and respect our custom whilst taking their own positions on the field." 

The Saudi team was immediately criticised on social media, with bewildered supporters calling on Fifa to take action on the national team. 

"I hope Fifa call out Saudi Arabia on the clear lack of respect shown prior to kick-off," wrote one user. "Not participating in the minute's silence is disgusting."

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