Barcelona have called off a tribute that had been arranged to honor their players who won the World Cup with Spain, scrapping plans for a ceremony that was scheduled for the club's opening home fixture on Thursday.

The tribute was intended to celebrate the contribution of the Barcelona players who were part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad, but the club confirmed it would not go ahead as originally planned.

No official explanation has been provided for the cancellation, which came ahead of what was expected to be a celebratory occasion at the club's home ground.