Overview
- Paris police issued a time‑limited order barring supporter gatherings and pyrotechnics across the Champs‑Élysées, the Louvre area and Avenue Foch from Jan. 9 at 15:00 to Jan. 11 at 02:00.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez instructed all prefects to deploy forces and coordinate services to prevent repeat public‑order disturbances during the quarterfinals and the Jan. 14 semifinals.
- The minister directed use of administrative powers, including prefectural bans on the sale and circulation of fireworks and enforcement against illicit roadway occupations such as motorized rodeos.
- He also called for firm application of measures allowing expulsions or the withdrawal of residence permits for foreigners who disturb public order.
- After Morocco’s 2–0 win over Cameroon, police in La Verrière were targeted with projectiles and mortars, leaving one officer injured and leading to three minor arrests, with additional deployments planned before Algeria–Nigeria.