French authorities are preparing for the Morocco match.. security deployment and exceptional measures.

The capital Paris and other cities in France are today, Thursday, on high security alert, as French police have received intelligence indicating the possibility of "security disturbances" due to the match between Morocco and France, according to local media reports.

Radio "Europe 1" reported that French authorities have decided to deploy around 20,000 security personnel across the country to secure the France-Morocco match in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, amid fears of disturbances following the final whistle. It clarified that the security deployment includes Paris and other cities, with an increased police presence in squares and streets expected to witness large gatherings of fans.

The report indicated that the Ministry of the Interior based its security plan on precedents that accompanied some football celebrations, in addition to the disturbances witnessed in several European cities following Morocco's qualification for the quarter-finals. It also confirmed that authorities emphasized rapid intervention against any acts of violence, vandalism, or assaults on security forces or public and private property, while maintaining the celebratory nature of gatherings that respect the law.

The radio added that the French Minister of the Interior stressed that spontaneous gatherings of fans are not prohibited in themselves, but they will be subject to close monitoring, confirming that security forces will systematically intervene if acts of vandalism, disruption of traffic, or assaults on security personnel are recorded. The report noted that the match is classified among sporting events that require exceptional security mobilization given the scale of public interest and the surrounding security sensitivities.

For its part, the newspaper "Le Parisien" revealed that many metro stations in the French capital will be closed today, Thursday, starting from 9 PM, due to the match against Morocco.

According to the same source, these measures also include suspending the movement of some lines around the Champs-Élysées to secure the area by police personnel, and the sixth metro line will stop operating between the Charles de Gaulle–Étoile and Trocadéro stations at the direct request of the police prefecture. Additionally, trains on the first and second lines will not stop at the Charles de Gaulle–Étoile station, while the Argentine, George V, Madeleine, Miromesnil, Ternes, and Tuileries stations will be closed to passengers on lines 8, 9, 12, and 14, making access to the Champs-Élysées area more difficult via public transport.