Turkey and Georgia fans fight inside stadium before Euro 2024 game | Football

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Turkey and Georgia fans clashed inside Signal Iduna Park (Reuters)

Turkey and Georgia fans clashed inside Signal Iduna Park ahead of their Euro 2024 match on Tuesday.

Security staff were forced to intervene as the two sets of supporters threw punches at each other around 70 minutes before kick off.

Objects were also thrown before anti-riot police stepped in and stood between the supporters, which diffused the situation.

Meanwhile, fans sitting in the east stand were forced to temporarily relocate before kick off as a heavy downpour caused water to spill over from the roof to the seats below.

Stadium staff were out in full force by the side of the pitch clearing the water with brooms.

Turkey’s fixture against Georgia is the opening game in Group F, with Portugal due to play Czech Republic in the other match on Tuesday evening.

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Stewards react as Turkey and Georgia fan clash in the stands before the match

Stadium stewards initially stepped in to ease the tension between fans (Reuters)

Trouble breaks out between fans in the stands ahead of kick off Turkiye v Georgia
Punches were thrown between the two sets of supporters (Shutterstock)

German anti-riot police officers and stewards stand in the grandstands next to Georgia's supporters ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between Turkey and Georgia
German anti-riot police stepped in to diffuse the situation (AFP via Getty)

Water is pictured falling from the roof to inside the stadium due to heavy rain before the match
Water cascaded down from the room at Signal Iduna Park after a heavy downpour before kick off (Reuters)

Water is pictured in the stands after falling from the roof due to heavy rain before the match
Some seats were soaked from the heavy rain (Reuters)

Ground staff clear water from around the pitch due to heavy rain falling from the roof inside the stadium before the match
Staff were pushing water into drains with brooms (Reuters)

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