Some 10,000 police were mobilised across France to ensure there was no unrest during and after the match, given the potential of clashes between French supporters and those backing France's one-time North African colony.
"What pleasure it will be to play Argentina in the final," said Mr Sylvain Badin, 24, clutching a French flag."I came to share a moment of joy." There were 170 arrests nationwide, including more than 100 in Paris, when Morocco and France made the semi-finals at the weekend.But celebrations appeared free of tension and a French anti-riot police van even used one of its sirens to mark the moment when Kolo Muani scored the goal to give France a 2-0 lead.
In Lyon, police used tear gas when supporters began to let off firecrackers in the central Place Bellecour.
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