World Cup: Roof to be closed in an effort to get Poland versus England on

The Football Association has demanded that the roof at Warsaw's National Stadium be closed ahead of England's rescheduled date with Poland.

Respect

The 2014 World Cup qualifier has been pushed back to 4pm on Wednesday and Bevington hopes the delay will not prove too problematic for those players that have domestic commitments at the weekend and for those supporters who made the trip to Poland expecting to see their national side in action. He said: "We are kicking off a little bit earlier so the players can get back. "I believe we are looking into where we are with the ticketing situation, with those fans who can't attend tomorrow. "In reality, with what we were faced with tonight, I think FIFA and the match officials have made the right decision." He added: "I would like to say that the players themselves are gutted for the fans, they have got a huge level of respect for our supporters. "I don't believe that they had the opportunity to come out to the pitchside before they left the stadium, but that was because we had already got them changed and didn't want to appear as if we were being disrespectful to the decision-making, and the pitch was in such a mess. "I'm sure tomorrow the players will acknowledge those fans that are able to stay behind and it's important that we stress that those fans that can't be there do have the utmost respect from our players."