• France is bracing for further riots ahead of the World Cup final, with 14,000 cops deployed across the country.
• Officials in Paris have requested the Champs-Elysees be shut down ahead of the Les Bleus final clash against Argentina on Sunday.
• The measures are taken amid fears of “civil war scenes” following the riots that broke out after the country’s victory over Morocco that saw a 14-year-old boy killed in Montpellier.

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