Morocco’s World Cup win over the Netherlands, decided by a penalty shootout, leads to celebrations and sporadic street unrest in the Netherlands and later festivities in Morocco. After Morocco eliminate the Dutch on penalties, fans celebrate across the country’s Moroccan communities, with reports of jubilant scenes extending from The Hague to Amsterdam, and celebrations also described in Casablanca.
In The Hague, police say gatherings in the Schilderswijk district turn violent. Officers report heavy fireworks being set off and police being pelted with fireworks and stones. Riot units charge the crowd and use a water cannon to disperse people. Police state that a few individuals are arrested for open violence.
Other outlets describe the clashes as coming alongside ongoing celebrations, with tensions emerging after the match’s decisive moment. Overall accounts focus on the contrast between public jubilation and localized disorder involving police intervention and arrests.
