Fans had difficulty passing through security leading to big queues forming outside the Stade Velodrome but the match kicked off on time
So as the fans massed on the steps leading up from the Boulevard Michelet they were all funnelled into one area with no separation between them as they waited to have their ticket scanned.
They were then subjected to a body search on the stadium side of the gates – only in that area were there barriers set up to create a clear queuing system.It looked certain that hundreds of fans would miss kick-off, and certainly a large number had a hot and uncomfortable wait to get into a long-anticipated match for which they would have paid hundreds of pounds in travel and tickets.
The scenes were worryingly reminiscent of last year’s Champions League final in Paris when Liverpool supporters were crushed towards the turnstiles as they tried to enter the Stade de France in Paris.A Uefa-commissioned review found that organisational failings “almost led to a disaster”. This latest incident will pile further pressure on France’s authorities, as well as the World Cup organising committee and World Rugby as a whole.
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