England will have ramifications for their side if they appear as an example at a pre- World Cup referee briefings.

In the Iran game, England were punished for a shirt pull from a corner, while Harry Maguire's appeal for a foul at the other end was ignored.

Argentina was given a penalty against Saudi Arabia on the third day of the World Cup.

"If we don't have clarity, we don't know where we're at," he added.

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During a pre-tournament briefing, the chairman of the referees committee showed a clip of KalvinPhillips blocking to create space for England to score in their World Cup qualification victory over Albania.

At the World Cup, a goal like that would be ruled out, leaving England unsure about the consequences.

He was concerned that we were used in an example in the video. There was a definite penalty for the incident in the first half.

"Maybe there's a shirt pull for the Iran penalty, we've got to be better on that, but I'm a bit worried we were the example shown, and then to get a decision as happened in the first half, we need some clarification."

We have to have a dialogue with the world governing body. We do not know if the goals stand or not.

If England win against the United States on Friday, they will qualify for the knockout stage.

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