A heavy police presence was deployed around Wembley Stadium ahead of England’s Nations League clash with Germany with crowd trouble anticipated.
It seems this was for good reason after some 100 masked Germany fans flooded into a nearby pub and began assaulting customers. Although footage shows some fans with England hats and scarves, the Metropolitan Police say they were likely Germany fans in disguise.
Chaos ensued, lasting for around two minutes, but a host of injuries were reported with some customers sustaining head and facial injuries, while three were left with serious leg, wrist and thumb injuries – they are not are believed to be life-threatening however.
See below for footage captured by pub-goers.
Around 100 German fans have tried to storm the Green Man pub in Wembley before the England v Germany match tonight 💥.
— 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 (@thecasualultra) September 26, 2022
Another vid of Green Man Pub pic.twitter.com/5rLne6TfcC
— David (@hsdavid_) September 26, 2022
Police say four people have been arrested as a result of the scuffle, and the group are believed to be German fans intent on springing a surprise attack on Three Lions fans prior to the game.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “A group of approximately 100 males, many wearing masks, approached a pub in Dagmar Avenue, Wembley through an alley leading towards the car park.
“While a number of the group were wearing England hats and scarves, it is believed they were German ‘fans’.
“The group entered the beer garden of the pub and began assaulting customers, most of whom were in the area to attend the England vs Germany match. Punches and projectiles including traffic cones were thrown. Officers responded and the group fled.”
It casts a dark shadow over an otherwise highly-entertaining evening in the capital as England and Germany shared the spoils in a high-octane 3-3 draw with two months to go until the World Cup in Qatar.
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