Riots Break Out in France After World Cup Semifinal
France advanced to the final of the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Morocco on Wednesday. The defending champions will face Argentina for the world's most coveted trophy on Sunday. French and Moroccan fans clashed all over the country after the match.
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🚨#BREAKING Riots Break out after the victory of France wins tonight's game
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Riots Break out after the victory of France winning the world cup as they clash between French and Moroccan supporters over France winning pic.twitter.com/PWFst4ktxT
🚨#BREAKING Riots Break out in Lyon after France beat Morocco in the World Cup semi-final
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Riots are currently Breaking out in the city of Lyon after France beat Morocco in the World Cup semi-final with reports of multiple arson attacks pic.twitter.com/06aNT913wg
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Footage from #ChampsElysees shows dozens of riot police vehicles on standby, as reinforcements continue to arrive in #Paris, as police fear mass rioting and clashes between fans from #France and #Morocco.#WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #Qatar pic.twitter.com/E9t52oNUYZ
Hopefully no one was seriously injured in these clashes and cooler heads eventually prevail. It's sad that a soccer match evoked this kind of response.
There is a ton of animosity between the French and Moroccans due to more than four decades of French colonial dominance of the North African country from 1912 until its independence in 1956. The countries are deeply intertwined to this day. It's not surprising something like this happened. Here's hoping tensions cool with the match over.