Stewards had to intervene at the Nations League match between France and Israel a day ago to stop fans of both nations from clashing in the stands, an AFP reporter saw.

Videos taken by spectators and posted on the X social media network show fans, some with Israeli flags, running along the rows of seats at the Stade de France while other fans whistled and booed.

Stewards wearing orange bibs moved between the two groups to separate them. Paris police told AFP it could not comment until it had received more information.

Around 4,000 police were on patrol outside and inside the stadium in Paris. The attendance was expected to be as low as 13,000 in a stadium with an 80,000 capacity.