{"id":74535,"date":"2024-06-17T04:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T04:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/17\/england-fans-revel-in-good-vibes-as-tense-1-0-win-against-serbia-sees-three-lions-top-euro-2024-group\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T04:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T04:20:04","slug":"england-fans-revel-in-good-vibes-as-tense-1-0-win-against-serbia-sees-three-lions-top-euro-2024-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/17\/england-fans-revel-in-good-vibes-as-tense-1-0-win-against-serbia-sees-three-lions-top-euro-2024-group\/","title":{"rendered":"England fans revel in ‘good vibes’ as tense 1-0 win against Serbia sees Three Lions top Euro 2024 group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England fans sang and cheered the night away after the Three Lions beat Serbia 1-0, despite an “altercation” between rival supporters ahead of the match.<\/p>\n

A header by Jude Bellingham put England ahead in the 13th minute<\/strong><\/a> and proved to be the only goal of a tense game for Gareth Southgate’s side.<\/p>\n

But that didn’t matter for the near-20,000 fans in Gelsenkirchen and millions back in the UK, with pints thrown in the air and flares set off for England’s first win of Euro 2024<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chants of “it’s coming home” rang out at Wembley Boxpark, but in Germany, concerns about potential violence were raised ahead of the game.<\/p>\n

A clash between fans outside the arena in Gelsenkirchen saw seven Serbian fans arrested ahead of the game, but local police insisted most of the day passed “without incident”.<\/p>\n

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‘It’s all about Jude isn’t it?’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sky’s sports correspondent Rob Harris caught up with fans outside the Veltins Arena after the game, who heaped praise on England’s man-of-the-match Bellingham<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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While one said the game “could have been better” and that England “sat back” after their one goal, he added: “It’s all about Jude isn’t it. Jude FC.”<\/p>\n

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He then said the tournament has been a good example of “festival football” so far – with fans in good spirits – and that “everybody’s been making it out to be worse than it is… It’s been really fun so far – good vibes”.<\/p>\n

As it happened: Fans’ delight after Bellingham goal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Another fan leaving the stands with two other friends said “it’s hard, the first game of the tournament, so I’ll take that”, with his pal adding: “At the end of the day all we have to do is get the three points, bring home the wins, and get through to the knockouts.”<\/p>\n

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Seven arrested after ‘bottles thrown’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sky’s Harris saw police swarm a bar near the Gelsenkirchen stadium where Serbia fans were drinking ahead of the game.<\/p>\n

He reported “chairs being flung, tables being thrown, and various fans running around the corner”, adding it “led to a lot of bottles being thrown”.<\/p>\n

Later, German police said they arrested seven Serbian fans over the incident, adding in a statement: “At around 3.45pm, the police were informed of a confrontation between Serbian and English football fans in the area of \u200b\u200bArminstrasse.”<\/p>\n

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England beat Serbia 1-0 in unconvincing opener<\/strong><\/a>
England player ratings: Guehi impressive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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They added: “Riot police were deployed and separated the two fan camps. They took seven Serbian supporters into custody and filed a criminal complaint for grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n

“There were no further incidents on the way to the arena. There is a lively atmosphere around the stadium.”<\/p>\n

Gelsenkirchen police later said “during the game and after the game ended, everything in and around the stadium remained quiet”.<\/p>\n

Both sets of fans left “without incident”, and the force added: “At the public viewing events in the fan zones, things remained quiet during the game.”<\/p>\n

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The travelling supporters were joined back home by Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Ed Davey, who all took to social media to celebrate.<\/p>\n

The prime minister agreed that Bellingham was “something special”, while Angela Rayner posted a photograph with the Labour Party leader and comedians Matt Forde and Jon Richardson.<\/p>\n

Sir Ed also shared a snap from the Liberal Democrats election bus.<\/p>\n

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While Southgate admitted “we didn’t keep it quite as well as we need to” in the second half, the win takes England to the top of Group C after Denmark and Slovenia drew.<\/p>\n

Next up for the Three Lions is Denmark at 5pm this Thursday in Frankfurt, before the group stage comes to a close for England<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>against Slovenia at 8pm on 25 June.<\/p>\n

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