{"id":33394,"date":"2026-07-10T10:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/watch-morocco-fans-clash-with-police-in-london-after-world-cup-exit-paris-stays-calm-after-france-win-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:25:16","slug":"watch-morocco-fans-clash-with-police-in-london-after-world-cup-exit-paris-stays-calm-after-france-win-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/watch-morocco-fans-clash-with-police-in-london-after-world-cup-exit-paris-stays-calm-after-france-win-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Morocco fans clash with police in London after World Cup exit; Paris stays calm after France win | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132303077,imgsize-118060,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/morocco-fans.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Morocco fans clash with police in London after World Cup exit; Paris stays calm after France win\" title=\"Dramatic clashes erupted between Morocco fans and police in London. (Video grab)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Dramatic clashes erupted between Morocco fans and police in London. (Video grab)\">Dramatic clashes erupted between Morocco fans and police in London. (Video grab)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morocco&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> dream ended with another defeat to France, but the fallout off the pitch quickly grabbed global attention as dramatic clashes erupted between fans and police in London, while Paris remained largely peaceful despite fears of widespread unrest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>France defeated Morocco 2-0 in Thursday&#8217;s quarter-final, knocking the Atlas Lions out of the World Cup for the second consecutive tournament after also ending their fairytale run in the 2022 semi-finals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>As celebrations and disappointment spilled onto the streets, London&#8217;s Edgware Road became the scene of chaotic confrontations, with riot police deployed to contain large crowds.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Videos circulating on social media showed officers in riot gear advancing through smoke-filled streets as flares, fireworks and bottles were thrown towards police lines. <!-- -->Riot officers carrying shields and batons attempted to disperse supporters, while one clip appeared to show an officer lying injured on the road receiving assistance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Another video showed several officers tackling a man to the ground before surrounding him, while elsewhere traffic was brought to a standstill as supporters waved Moroccan flags and climbed onto vehicles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Some moments were less confrontational, with Morocco fans seen juggling a football in the middle of the street before police confiscated it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>According to reports, at least one police officer was injured during the disturbances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The scenes also prompted political reactions, with several commentators criticising the unrest and calling for tougher policing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Paris avoids repeat of previous unrest<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The atmosphere across the English Channel proved markedly different.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>French authorities had deployed more than 8,000 police officers across Paris amid concerns that France&#8217;s victory could trigger violence similar to the disorder seen after Paris Saint-Germain&#8217;s Champions League celebrations earlier this year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Instead, supporters of both France and Morocco celebrated largely peacefully despite traffic disruption around iconic locations including the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Cars carrying French and Moroccan flags sounded their horns as fans celebrated together, reflecting the close ties between the two nations, with France home to one of the world&#8217;s largest Moroccan diaspora communities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Meanwhile, in Morocco&#8217;s capital Rabat, the mood shifted from optimism before kick-off to disappointment after the Atlas Lions bowed out as the final African nation remaining in the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>Despite the defeat, Morocco leaves the competition having become the first African nation to reach multiple World Cup quarter-finals, adding another milestone after becoming the continent&#8217;s first semi-finalist in 2022.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Earlier celebrations in The Hague also turned violent<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Thursday&#8217;s disorder in London came just days after Moroccan supporters clashed with police in The Hague following their dramatic Round-of-16 victory over the Netherlands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>Thousands of fans gathered in the Dutch city&#8217;s Schilderswijk district to celebrate Morocco&#8217;s penalty-shootout triumph, but festivities descended into violence after heavy fireworks were set off and officers came under attack with stones and pyrotechnics.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>Dutch riot police responded with water cannons and charges to disperse crowds, while authorities confirmed several arrests for public violence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>While Morocco&#8217;s remarkable World Cup journey ultimately ended against France, the tournament has once again highlighted the passion the Atlas Lions inspire across Europe \u2014 celebrations that, on more than one occasion, have spilled beyond football and into public disorder.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"58\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/watch-morocco-fans-clash-with-police-in-london-after-world-cup-exit-paris-stays-calm-after-france-win\/articleshow\/132302950.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dramatic clashes erupted between Morocco fans and police in London. (Video grab) Morocco&#8217;s FIFA World Cup dream ended with another defeat to France, but the fallout off the pitch quickly grabbed global attention as dramatic clashes erupted between fans and police in London, while Paris remained largely peaceful despite fears of widespread unrest.France defeated Morocco [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}