Far-Right Group Arrested in Paris Before Confrontation with Morocco Fans After World Cup Match

Their arrest took place during a check for "gathering with a view to committing violence" and carrying prohibited weapons, according to police sources, specifying that these individuals were known to the police for their affiliation with a far-right movement. "They clearly wanted to confront on the Champs-Élysées," the same sources added.

To recall, in anticipation of the Morocco-France match, the Ministry of the Interior deployed a control and prevention system around the Champs-Élysées. Some 2,200 police and gendarmes were mobilized in Paris on Wednesday evening to supervise the celebrations, marking the triumph of the Blues.

According to the report, 115 arrests took place in the Paris metropolitan area, including 101 in Paris, following this World Cup semi-final, the prefecture of police said.