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A German minister has slammed UEFA's decision to allow more than 40,000 fans into Wembley Stadium to watch England play Germany at Euro 2020.
Interior minister Horst Seehofer condemned the decision as 'absolutely irresponsible' and suggested that UEFA's position was motivated by money.
The crowd of 41,973 at Tuesday's match was the biggest in Britain since the pandemic began, but games in Budapest have welcomed up to 60,000 spectators into the stadium.
This comes as the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, first found in India, is fuelling a significant increase in new cases in the UK.
41,973 spectators attended Wednesday's match to witness England defeat Germany 2-0 in the Euro 2020 round of 16
Horst Seehofer condemned UEFA's decision to allow larger crowds as irresponsible and accused the European football governing body of being motivated by money
The minister, who is also responsible for sport, appealed to UEFA 'not to push this off on
