Armed police used tear gas on the streets of Paris tonight after disorder broke out following the World Cup defeat to Argentina.
Football fans descended en masse to the streets of the country’s biggest cities Paris, Lyon and Nice after the game.
Officers quelled a disturbance in the Champs-Elysees as flares were ignited and fireworks went off, The Sun reports.
Meanwhile, similar scenes played out in Madrid, the capital of Spain, as jubilant Argentinian fans flooded the streets in celebration.
Pictures showed a huge crowd of fans in white and blue in the city’s main square, drinking in the atmosphere after their team bested France.
