Dutch Deputy PM Condemns Moroccan Fan Clashes After 2-0 World Cup Loss to France
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 10
Dutch Deputy PM Condemns Moroccan Fan Clashes After 2-0 World Cup Loss to France
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 10
Summary
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius blasted Moroccan supporters after post-match unrest erupted across the Netherlands following Morocco’s 2-0 quarterfinal defeat to France.
Dutch media said fans threw bottles, eggs and fireworks at police in several cities, with anti-riot officers deployed to disperse crowds and journalists also targeted in Amsterdam.
Geert Wilders seized on the violence to attack Yeşilgöz’s VVD, accusing the governing party of letting “scum” into the country — a politically charged response given her own hard line on migration.
The clashes fit a broader pattern: police in The Hague arrested 13 people after Morocco beat the Netherlands earlier in the tournament, and 14 more were detained after Africa Cup of Nations-related unrest this year.