England vs Hungary, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: England held by Hungary to a 1-1 draw, continue to top Group I- Crowd trouble marred World Cup qualifiers as Hungary fans clashed with police during a 1-1 draw against England at Wembley Stadium and Poland’s players walked off in Albania after bottles were hurled in another Group I match on Tuesday.
Karol Świderski had just scored for Poland in the 77th minute when he was struck by a bottle thrown from the stands. It led to the game being suspended for around 20 minutes.
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The disorder in England happened around kickoff after home players taking a knee had been booed by the visiting fans.
“Officers entered the stand to arrest a spectator for a racially aggravated public order offence following comments made towards a steward,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “As the officers made the arrest, minor disorder broke out involving other spectators.”
Police were seen wielding batons to hold back the visiting fans but the rest of the game passed off largely peacefully.
Luke Shaw’s foul on Loic Nego led to Roland Sallai putting Hungary ahead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute.
England recovered a point in the 37th minute when John Stones turned in a free-kick from Manchester City teammate Phil Foden.
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