{"id":689451,"date":"2026-07-13T15:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/689451\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:10:17","slug":"world-cup-2026-england-fans-in-uk-urged-to-follow-example-of-supporters-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/689451\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: England fans in UK urged to follow example of supporters in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roberts previously praised England fans<\/a> in the US for their conduct and has called for that to be mirrored domestically when the side take on Argentina in a World Cup semi-final at the Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday (20:00), in a game that will be shown live across the BBC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking about the issues in the UK, he said: “The vast majority of these incidents have been alcohol-related and along with the extended licensing hours, we have seen an increase in calls to premises with big screens that are attracting large numbers of fans.<\/p>\n

“This behaviour really is disappointing. Domestically this tournament is the worst one we have seen for number of incidents and arrests. <\/p>\n

“If we can have 40,000 fans together in Miami with no trouble, then why can’t fans follow their exemplary behaviour and do the same back home?”<\/p>\n

He added: “Ahead of Wednesday’s game I would urge fans back home to follow those leading by example in the US – enjoy the game and atmosphere, go out and have fun but do so without causing problems for yourselves and others.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Police Department has “enhanced its citywide public safety and security posture” prior to England’s game against Argentina.<\/p>\n

It added: “Additional personnel and resources are already deployed and will continue to be strategically assigned in and around the event venues, entertainment districts and other high-traffic areas to help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.<\/p>\n

“These proactive measures are designed to protect the public, deter criminal activity and ensure residents and visitors can safely enjoy this historic event.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roberts previously praised England fans in the US for their conduct and has called for that to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-689451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}