France Deploys 14K Cops Ahead of World Cup Final

France dispatched a total of 14,000 cops for further riots ahead of the 2022 World Cup final across the country.

Officials in Paris requested the Champs-Elysees be shut down ahead of the Les Bleus final clash against Argentina on Sunday.

The measures are taken amid fears of "civil war scenes" following the riots that broke out after the country's victory over Morocco that saw a 14-year-old boy killed in Montpellier.

On his part, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin's security has been expanded in the country for this weekend, with 12,800 cops forecast to be deployed on Saturday and another 14,000.

French authorities have called for the iconic Champs-Elysees to be shut down ahead of Sunday's match.

The avenue will be closed to traffic on Sunday and 2,750 officers will be stationed in the vicinity.

In previous remarks, the local mayor responsible for the Parisian district Jeanne d'Hauteserre voiced concern over the avenue and called for it to be closed before Wednesday's game.

d'Hauteserre told French CNews: "When you want to celebrate victory, you don't come with mortars. But these people are really only coming to smash with iron bars.

“For Wednesday, everyone is afraid of a war, a guerrilla war, a civil war, and we do not want the Champs-Elysees to be transformed into a battlefield.”