The head of UK Football Policing has praised the behaviour of British fans who travelled to the World Cup in Qatar. England's heartbreaking defeat to France at the weekend ended the deployment of UK police officers who have been out in Qatar helping to keep fans safe.
Throughout England and Wales’ participation at the World Cup there were zero police incidents and zero arrests of British nationals. Chief Constable of Cheshire Mark Roberts, National Lead for Football Policing, said: “The behaviour of England and Wales out in Qatar was absolutely exemplary.
“Throughout the home nations involvement in the tournament there were no arrests or incidents to report, which is a credit to all those who travelled. In Russia 2018 there were three arrests, but obviously having two teams in this tournament we played double the group stage games, including a home nations derby, which underlines the good nature of our fans.
