A police officer was reportedly hospitalized after an angry mob threw projectiles
Published 10 Jul, 2026 01:45
| Updated 10 Jul, 2026 02:50
Riot police in London on July 9, 2026. © RT
Moroccan football fans clashed with police in London on Thursday night after their team’s 2-0 defeat to France in a World Cup quarterfinal.
Officers equipped with shields and batons were deployed to Edgware Road to control the unruly crowd as some supporters taunted police and threw bottles and other projectiles.
According to The Sun, one officer was injured and taken to hospital. A video from the scene appears to show police officers attending to a colleague lying on the ground while several ambulances are parked nearby.
Moroccans fans Morocco after losing to France in round of 8 riot in London Edgware Road one police officer down got rushed to hospital I hope he survived , police officers got chased by Moroccans in London riots pic.twitter.com/N9TAWgt9G0
— Zonjy (@zonjy_) July 10, 2026
One police officer down got hit on his head Moroccans Morocco fans riot in London Edgware Road pic.twitter.com/XZVwhipLSX
— Zonjy (@zonjy_) July 10, 2026
Another video appears to show a crowd chasing a group of police officers while throwing projectiles.
Police officers got chased by Moroccans fans Morocco after losing to France in round of 8 riot in London Edgware Road one police officer down got rushed to hospital I hope he survived pic.twitter.com/TjlrB1KMHH
— Zonjy (@zonjy_) July 10, 2026
France defeated Morocco at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele each scoring once.
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Ahead of the match, French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari urged fans to “behave responsibly,” while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez ordered additional security measures across the country. No disturbances were reported, however, as supporters celebrated the victory in Paris.
The World Cup is being jointly hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico. England will face Norway in a quarterfinal on July 11.
