SAN JOSE \u2013 Two people were stabbed Tuesday night, when crowds celebrating after a downtown watch party for a FIFA World Cup match turned violent amid a police dispersal order, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The crowd had gathered at the intersection of Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue after watching Mexico defeat Ecuador, 2-0<\/a>, in a game televised from Mexico City. People were still on the scene several hours after the match had ended.<\/p>\n In a statement early Wednesday, San Jose police said two separate altercations ended in the stabbings, around 11:35 p.m. Both of the victims were expected to survive.<\/p>\n Police said they made several arrests for what they called \u201cvarious offenses\u201d after a crowd surrounded an ambulance with emergency responders inside and more than one person climbed onto it. Members of the crowd then threw bottles at responding officers, police said.<\/p>\n The San Jose Police Department declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd gathered at the intersection of Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue to \u201cimmediately disperse\u201d or face possible arrest.<\/p>\n \u201cYou may also be subject to other police action including the use of an acoustic hailing device, projectile impact weapons and chemical agents,\u201d police said in a social media post<\/a> posted at 11:38 p.m. \u201cUse of these devices or other police action could result in serious injury,\u201d police added.<\/p>\n