Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has addressed the Saudi Arabian football team’s refusal to honour a minute’s silence for the two Australian victims of the London terror attack, saying “everyone” should be united in condemnation of terrorism.

“The whole world, the whole free world is united in condemnation of that terrorist attack and terrorism generally and in sympathy and love for the victims and their families,” Mr Turnbull said, adding he has not yet watched video of the minute’s silence.

“The heartbreaking loss of young Australians in London, of course in Baghdad and just this week in Melbourne to these murderous terrorists. Everybody, everyone should be united in condemnation of the terrorists and love and sympathy and respect for the victims and their families,” he ended.

Earlier, the Socceroos addressed the incident saying they had “no control” over the Saudi Arabian football team’s actions.”

“More importantly for us as a team we wanted to show our respects for the two that lost their lives and make sure that we did the right thing and what they did we don’t really have any control over that,” player Ryan McGowan said.

“We just wanted to make sure that we did it and we observed it properly.”

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has apologised for the behaviour of some of its players, who ignored the minute’s silence held before kickoff at the World Cup qualifier at Adelaide Oval last night.

Several of the Saudi players wandered away while the Socceroos observed the silent tribute in honour of two Australians killed in Saturday’s London terror attack.

Some of the Saudi team continued jogging and passing the ball between each other during the tribute. One player stood facing the Australian team.

“The Saudi Arabian Football Federation deeply regrets and unreservedly apologises for any offence caused by the failure of some members of the representative team of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to formally observe the one minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the London terrorist attack on 3 June 2017, prior to the World Cup Qualifying match against Australia in Adelaide,” a holding statement by the federation reads.
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