Johannesburg- FIFA has decided to beef up security at all World Cup stadia change rooms on match days after a security breach at Cape Town's Green Point Stadium on Friday.
This comes after an angry English fan evaded security in the English team's change room and confronted players after their goalless draw against Algeria.
FIFA spokesperson Nicholas Maingot said it was unacceptable for fans to visit players in their changing rooms.
"We are not happy with what happened in Cape Town last night and we are going to tighten up our security at the team's changing rooms because we don't want a similar situation to happen again," he said.
Maingot who was addressing reporters at the daily FIFA/LOC briefing at Soccer City on Saturday said for FIFA, the safety of all players was of paramount importance.
LOC media relations manager, Jermaine Craig, said even though there was no physical threat to the English players, police are still viewing CCTV footage to determine how the fan managed to reach the change room.
Craig said the fan was escorted out of the team's changing room by LOC personnel. "We are going to beef up security at all our change rooms during match days. We will wait for the police to respond on the matter," he said.
English fans were left disappointed with their team's lackluster performance on Friday night. In their opening match, they drew 1-1 with the USA
