England and Germany fans clash in violent scenes in Dusseldorf after Three Lions supporters mocked the hosts for crashing out of the tournament following quarter-final defeat by Spain
A fight broke out tonight between England and Germany fans after the home nation were knocked out of the 2024 European Championship.
Our exclusive video shows English fans taunting German fans, followed by fist-waving as police closed off both sides of the street where fans had been drinking all day in Alstadt.
A witness said: ‘The England fans were teasing the Germans about their loss to Spain and then they started singing songs like: ‘Have you ever seen the Germans win a war?’
‘There were about 20 English men who got into a confrontation with a group of Germans and then a couple got involved in a brawl.’
Glasses were used as projectiles and beer was thrown at the Germans, while riot police denied people access to the area around a bar called Steak-Haus.
England and Germany fans clashed in violent scenes after the host nation were knocked out of the European Championship
English fans mocked Germany for their loss, singing songs such as ‘Have you ever seen the Germans win a war?’
Glasses were used as projectiles and beer was thrown at the Germans, while riot police prevented people from entering the area
England fans have generally behaved well in the first four weeks of the tournament, with only one incident of violence during the first match against Serbia in Gelsenkerchen.
It came after Germany were knocked out of Euro 2024 in heartbreaking fashion after a late 2-1 defeat to Spain on Friday night.
The skirmishes were soon over, but the English fans tried to reignite the situation by singing ‘La Viva Espanol’.
Police sent officers to patrol and keep rival fans apart.
There were further sporadic outbreaks of violence with English fans, with beer being thrown at German supporters, leading to further fighting near the Mississippi Bar.
England fans were seen breathing from black balloons as the centre of Alstadt remained tense with riot police storming through the crowd and fighting breaking out in several places.
British police ‘spotters’ kept an eye on the English fans to collect evidence and make contact with German colleagues.
The England fans have generally behaved well in the first four weeks of the tournament, with only one incident of violence during the first match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen.