After using water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds in Brussels, police arrested about a dozen people and detained eight more in Antwerp, Belgium's northernmost city.

Two police officials were injured in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where riot officers tackled a group of 500 football supporters who pelted police with fireworks and glass.

Disturbances were also reported in Amsterdam and The Hague. In Brussels, police were forced to seal off parts of the city as they tried to disperse crowds.

Cars were pelted with bricks and steps were set on fire, while one person suffered facial injuries, according to Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse van de Keere.

The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, urged football fans to stay away from the city centre and said authorities were doing their utmost to keep order in the streets.

Burgemeester @PhilippeClose en korpschef @michelgoovaerts danken de collega's van @zpz_polbru, de verschillende lokale politiezones en de @federalepolitie voor hun steun en het beheer van de incidenten op zondag #Brussel https://t.co/EGzUbmTnbO

— PolBru (@zpz_polbru) November 27, 2022

Subway and tram traffic had to be interrupted on police orders.

"Those are not fans, they are rioters. Moroccan fans are there to celebrate," Close said.

"Sad to see how a few individuals abuse a situation to run amok," said Belgian interior minister Annelies Verlinden.

Bedroevend om te zien hoe enkelingen misbruik maken van de situatie om rel te schoppen. Dank aan onze politiediensten die alles in het werk stellen om hier een einde aan te maken, en die er de komende dagen alles aan zullen doen om de relschoppers te identificeren.
@zpz_polbru

— Annelies Verlinden (@AnneliesVl) November 27, 2022

Morocco's Romain Saiss put the side ahead in the 73rd minute, before Zakaria Aboukhlal clinched the victory in stoppage time.

The result means Belgium are likely to need a win over Croatia in their final group match to qualify for the knockout stages.

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