A REPORT FROM the Times today has stated that potential crowd issues could happen at England’s Nations League clash with Germany in Munich on June 7.
The report states that up to 2,000 Three Lions fans have bought tickets in the home end, which could end in chaos.
England last played Germany in the 2020 World Cup and knocked out their rivals in the last-16.
EXCLUSIVE: England fans are trying to sit among Germany supporters in Munich on Tuesday night by buying tickets directly from the German football federation website, sparking serious concerns of crowd trouble https://t.co/KkKjVoDREo
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) June 6, 2022
The Allianz Arena, home to German Champions Bayern Munich hold's 70,000 people, but England fans were allocated 3,466 tickets for the match. Seats were still available, with about 53,000 tickets sold on Sunday evening.
It has been suggested that fans of Gareth Southgate's side have found a loophole in the system by registering via German hotel, plus a UK bank card and email account on the German football federation website.
Southgate has warned fans to be on their best behavior when the sides meet tomorrow.
“I think we can only give the correct messages, it's then you've got to rely on people behaving themselves',he said.
"I think we have supporters from all parts of the country who travel brilliantly, and leave foreign countries with a great feeling about England and English supporters.
"We also know that there's always been others that do it a different way, and that's been the same for 40-odd years.”
Another report from the The PA news agency states that police have confiscated 880 passports of England fans ahead of the fixture, coming after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat in Hungary.
This isn't the first time that English football fan's name has been brought into disrepute over crowd disruption issues.
Last year chaos ensued when England fans managed to get into Wembley for the Euro's final against Italy.
Supporters breached security barriers outside the stadium and squeezed behind ticket-holders or burst through the electronic gates that allow entry to the concourses and seats in of one the darkest days in football history.
Gareth Southgate warns England fans not to shame the country before Germany clash https://t.co/Qj7VEtroPy
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) June 5, 2022
