The Football Association of Wales is investigating the circumstances around female supporters having rainbow-coloured bucket hats confiscated upon entry to the team’s Group B opener against USA.

Some Wales fans reported being confronted by security for bringing the hats into the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium and others have had them seized. The Rainbow Wall, a Welsh LGBTQ+ fans’ group, said on Twitter: “Not the men, just women...

The Wales manager, Rob Page, said he was not aware fans were ordered to remove their hats. “It’s a shame they weren’t allowed to bring them in,” he said.