Germans create party atmosphere in Marseille

MARSEILLE: More than 15,000 Germany fans led the latest Euro 2016 invasion of Marseille on Thursday ahead of their country’s key semifinal clash against France.

Published on: Jul 8, 2016, 08:26:08 IST

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MARSEILLE: More than 15,000 Germany fans led the latest Euro 2016 invasion of Marseille on Thursday ahead of their country’s key semifinal clash against France.

Football fever rose as temperatures hit 30 degrees Celsius in the Mediterranean city. But after the trauma of clashes between Russian and England fans earlier in the tournament, German and French fans packed bars and cafes in a calm atmosphere.

Many cars in Marseille were decked out in French tricolour flags with children, their faces painted, wearing France caps. Marseille had witnessed three days of drunken violence when Russian and English fans clashed after their teams’ first-round encounter in the worst violence seen at an international tournament since the 1998 World Cup.

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