A defeat on the ground which will have heated many spirits in the streets.
At the end of the World Cup final in Qatar, in which the French team came out the loser, several French cities are the scene of overflows this Sunday evening.
Mortar fire on the Champs-Élysées
In Paris, the avenue des Champs-Élysées, a traditional place for celebrating the victories of the Blues, gave way to some overflows after the departure of part of the crowd at the end of the match.
Firework mortar fire targeted police at the start of the evening, testifies journalist Clément Lanot on Twitter.
On his images, we can see a large group of police, supported by vehicles, line up in front of the crowd.
Firework mortars fired at the police evacuating the #ChampsElysees.
#coupedumonde2022 #ARGFRA pic.twitter.com/h5bwTuabu7
— Clement Lanot (@ClementLanot) December 18, 2022
The Paris police headquarters had planned an important security device this weekend, mobilizing several thousand police and gendarmes in the capital and in Île-de-France.
Vigilance was reinforced in the Champs-Élysées sector, with, in particular, limited traffic before the match and until the middle of the night.
The prefect calls for calm in Lyon
Incidents broke out in downtown Lyon, announced the Rhône prefecture on Sunday evening, around twenty minutes after the last whistle of the match.
"The police are currently being thrown projectiles near Place Bellecour," said the prefecture in a tweet, calling on those present to "dissociate themselves from violent groups".
Incidents are underway in downtown #Lyon.
The police are currently being thrown projectiles near Place #Bellecour.
Law enforcement responds proportionately to disperse hostile individuals.
pic.twitter.com/PSa5pOTRUQ
— Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Rhône region (@prefetrhone) December 18, 2022
According to Le Progrès, garbage cans were set on fire, and mortars, smoke bombs and firecrackers were thrown in the central square of Lyon.
The security forces used tear gas and water cannons to evacuate the premises, the access to which was blocked.
Tensions also in Grenoble
From 7 p.m., mortar fire rang out in the streets of Grenoble (Isère), reports Le Dauphiné Libéré.
Garbage cans were set on fire, fires were set on tram tracks and fireworks targeted the police who came to frame any overflow.
Isère: after the match, strong tensions with the police in #Grenoble #DauphineLibere https://t.co/CRj8OKdQaz pic.twitter.com/J3RA6Ue2p4
– The Dauphiné Libéré #dauphinelibere (@ledauphine) December 18, 2022
After 8 p.m., new trash cans caught fire, while cars and shop windows were ransacked in the city center, where the streets are littered with rubbish.
The situation began to calm down after 9 p.m., with the police regaining control of the main crossroads in the city center, according to Le Dauphiné Libéré.
