(Euronews) Muslim leaders in Spain called for calm ahead of Tuesday’s crunch World Cup decider between Spain and Morocco amid fears of a repeat of crowd trouble in Belgium last week.
Photographs and videos showed cars being smashed and upturned, and fires started in Brussels in the wake of Belgium’s shock 2-0 defeat to Morocco in Qatar.
The riot police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds and subway and tram traffic was halted.
Police reinforcements have been increased in Madrid and other parts of Spain ahead of the match in case of trouble.
There is concern that far-right groups like Vox, which is the third largest political force with 52 lawmakers in parliament, may stir up trouble.
