Why are FIFA WC players wearing face masks during match?

THEIR MASKED WAS DRAWN COMPARISON TO BATMAN AND HANNIBAL LECTOR AND IT IS NOT A FASHION STATEMENT

THEY PROTECT THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES ENSURING THEY CAN PLAY ON WITHOUT RISKING FURTHER DAMAGE

CROATIA'S JOSKA GVARDIOL AND SOUTH KOREA'S SON HEUNG-MIN WERE SEEN WEARING THESE DISTINCTIVE MASKS

CROATIA'S PRIMARY DEFENDER SUFFERED A HORRIFIED INJURY IN A MATCH. LATER A SCAN REVEALED HE HAD SEVERELY BROKEN HIS NOSE

IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIS FACE FROM FURTHER DAMAGE, JOSKO DECIDED TO WEAR A FACE MASK

HE THEN PROMPTED HIM TO WEAR A BLACK FIBRE MASK

THE IRAN'S GOALKEEPER ALSO MASKED UP AFTER SUSTAINING A FACIAL INJURY AGAINST ENGLAND

MASKS AREN'T COMMON SIGHT IN FOOTBALL, A HIGH PROFILE PLAYERS ARE SPORTING THEN AT THE GAMES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FURTHER INJURY

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