The emerging story from the World Cup in Qatar is the surprising performance of the Moroccan team, which has now reached the semi-finals. Unfortunately, Morocco's stunning upsets of Spain and now Portugal have resulted in street riots in many European cities by Moroccan fans.
This is, perhaps, most evident in the Netherlands, which is already having to deal with the notorious Moroccan Mafia. After the match against Spain, several Dutch cities experienced riots. Sadly, such is the case this evening in several Dutch cities after Morocco knocked off Portugal.
The below article from NOS.nl is translated by Fousesquawk.
Moroccan fans' celebration again gets out of hand in various cities
The World Cup victory of Morocco over Portugal is celebrated tonight in several Dutch cities. The street celebrations began festively but ended up in several places in disturbances. The police intervened, and emergency orders were announced.
In the Lombok neighborhood of Utrecht, the ME (special riot squad) was deployed. There the police were pelted with fireworks. "What began as a festive atmosphere in the city, unfortunately, became grimmer in certain places as the evening progressed. The ME was deployed because an unacceptable situation arose around the mosque square through destruction, the throwing of heavy fireworks, and aggression against the police," the community announced.
Fans came out together as well in the Overvecht and Kanaleneiland neighborhoods. As far as we know, it remained peaceful there.
Rotterdam Police: Go home
In the center of Rotterdam, people drove through the streets blowing their horns. Hundreds of people came together, (and) due to the commotion, parts of the inner city were closed off. That happened at Kruispleien and Hofplein.
Due to the commotion, the police finally asked fans to head for home. "It is just too much, and we want to give everyone the chance to get in and out of Rotterdam," a spokesperson announced.
On the Kruisplein (square), the riot police intervened around 20:30 since some of the fans ignored the call to go home. There were 14 people arrested, the police announced on Twitter, among others for incidents with fireworks.
Emergency order in Amsterdam
According to police, in Amsterdam, there were disturbances in several places. At Tussen Meer, a main street in the Osdorp neighborhood, at around 20:00, an emergency order was given. Thus, everyone had to leave the area. The police deployed a water cannon in the area as can be seen in the images.
The Mercatorplein (square) in the west part of the city, where disturbances took place during the previous match, soon filled up after the match. About 1,000 fans had gathered there and heavy fireworks were set off. Several routes to the square were blocked off as a precaution by the riot police. That had not happened before.
According to police in the capital city, several arrests have been made.
In the video, you can see how a police officer dances in the Mercatorplein with fans.
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