According to British media, there are up to 75,000 Dutch supporters in Dortmund. The fans are preparing for the European Championship semi-final on Wednesday night.
European Football Championships on channels 14.6.–14.7. Go to the competition website from this link. Holland and England meet today in the semi-final. Pre-match studio on TV2 starting at 9:15 p.m.
The fans of Holland, who won the European Championship with their happy atmosphere, celebrated in Dortmund. The Dutch national team will meet England in the European football semi-finals on Wednesday evening.
– The supporters have taken over Dortmund, writes Dutch media Nos.
– The fan zone at Friedensplatz in Dortmund is full, describes the Dutch news website Nu.
– Five German riot police in vans were called to clear the crowded fan zone at Friedensplatz, reported the British media Guardian.
According to the British media, the majority of Holland’s supporters continued to celebrate happily. Apparently no one was arrested, the Guardian writes.
The Guardian writes that the fan area of 6,000 supporters was filled seven hours before the start of the match. One representative of the organizer told the Guardian that there are 7,000 people in the area.
– When the security guard had closed the gates, some supporters tried to enter the area. A large number of police officers arrived at the scene in an instant, the British media writes.
According to the Guardian, there are an estimated 75,000 Dutch fans in Dortmund, while there are 17,000 English fans. According to the organizers, space has been reserved for 50,000 people in the city’s fan zones, the British media writes.
Elsewhere it is estimated that there are up to 100,000 Dutch people and English 40,000.
British media Sun and Express write that the Dutch attacked the English outside a bar in Dortmund.
Videos published on social media show supporters throwing cans and chairs at each other. Videos have also been published of police wearing riot gear arresting people.
Based on the Some texts, the Dutch started a fight for no reason.
European Football Championships on channels 14.6.–14.7. Go to the competition website from this link. Holland and England meet today in the semi-final. Pre-match studio on TV2 starting at 9:15 p.m.