A Belgium fan prepares for the semifinal against France.

Fifa has shown a yellow warning card to World Cup broadcasters, saying it wants fewer images of attractive women in World Cup stadiums screened.

Diversity chief Federico Addiechi said the world football body will talk with national broadcasters, and to its own TV production team.

Sexism has apparently been a bigger problem than racism at the World Cup, diversity experts Fare Network director Piara Powar said.

MATTHIAS HANGST Fifa wants fewer images of attractive women in World Cup stadiums screened.

​He told press conference on diversity issues his team had "documented more than 30 cases" of mainly Russian women being "accosted in the streets" by male fans but believes the real number of incidents is likely to be "10 times this".

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There had also been several cases of women reporters being grabbed or kissed while on air, Powar said.

MATTHIAS HANGST Crowd shots like this pass the Fifa test.

Pre-tournament there were concerns Russia 2018 would be tainted by homophobia and racism, but sexism has emerged as the bigger issue.

Fifa has already talked with broadcasters "on a case-by-case basis when some cases arose," Addiechi said.

Broadcasters were ordered by Fifa not to have their cameras zooming in on "hot women" in the crowd.

TWITTER Getty swiftly withdrew this gallery, after complaints.

​"This is one of the activities we definitely will have in future - it's a normal evolution."

Fifa would "take action against things that are wrong", he said.

During the tournament photographic agency Getty Images published a photo gallery of "the hottest fans at the World Cup". All were young women.

Getty said it was a "regrettable error in judgement", and took the gallery down..