Police are braced for flashpoints between England and Argentina fans after the FBI classified the World Cup semi-final clash the ‘highest risk’ match of the tournament.
Scuffles have already broken out between rival supporters and there are fears Argentinian ‘ultra’ football thugs could be heading to the US.
There were isolated clashes between rival fans in Miami last week when England beat Norway.
Now security has been beefed up in Atlanta as thousands of fans arrived in the city amid a scramble for tickets, with seats on Fifa’s re-sale site priced at up to $3,700 (£2,700).
At the 68,239-capacity Atlanta Stadium there will be
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