The Paris police headquarters has just unveiled its system for the last two matches of the football world cup. Up to 4050 members of the police force must be on the ground, this Saturday 17 and this Sunday 18 December.
Only two games left before the end of the football world cup! Saturday, December 16, the Lions of Morocco face the Croats from 4 p.m. The next day at the same time, make way for Mbappé, Rabiot and our other world champions against Argentina. Meetings that will attract many people to the streets of Paris and its region. The police headquarters today presented its plan to secure the region for these last two sporting events.
Police and gendarmes will be present in large numbers, starting this Saturday at 4 p.m. The bulk of the device is mobilized on the avenue des Champs-Elysées, to prevent any incident generated by the supporters. Uniformed and plainclothes law enforcement will patrol to prevent assaults, vandalism and damage. This reinforced presence of the police will also be visible in the neighboring departments, and in public transport.
After the France-Morocco semi-final, a few incidents were reported in the capital and its surroundings. “167 people” had been arrested in Paris and its inner suburbs (92, 93, 94), including 145 in the capital, Wednesday, December 15.
Be careful if you plan to reach Paris for the celebrations. The police headquarters advises motorists not to reach the Champs-Elysées sector this Saturday. Several off-ramps from the ring road will be closed”from 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday“. It will not be possible to exit through the Porte de la Muette, the Porte Maillot, the Porte des Ternes, the Porte Dauphine or even at the Porte de Champerret.
Sunday, on the occasion of the final, it gets more complicated. Avenue des Champs-Elysées is completely pedestrianised. Traffic will be cut”from Place Charles-de-Gaulle to Place de la Concorde“. It is also not possible to park, in all this space. These prohibitions apply “from 3 p.m. until 4 a.m. the next day.
On the metro side, the Parisian police already indicate that three metro stations will be closed this Sunday. They are all on line 1: Argentine, Tuileries and George-V. The police will also be very present on lines A of the RER and line 1 of the metro, in the sector between Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile and Châtelet.