Drastic measures will be taken on Thursday evening to ensure the safety of a match that could see Les Bleus qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League.

French authorities have deployed 4,000 police officers and 1,600 stadium staff for a match between France and Israel following violence in Amsterdam last week

PARIS — French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau will monitor in person Thursday’s football match between France and Israel, which has been labeled a “high-risk” event by a top security official.

Group A2 runners-up France to host Israel at Stade de France; French police to be on duty in Paris, its northern suburb Saint-Denis - Anadolu Ajansı

The extraordinary measures come on the back of fan violence in Amsterdam before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv

Israel and France squared off in a soccer match at Paris' Stade de France on Thursday night as hundreds of protesters gathered nearby amid heightened tensions in Europe over Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Some 4,000 security forces were deployed to keep the peace in Paris as Israel's national soccer team faces France a week after antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam.

Stewards had to intervene at the Nations League match between France and Israel on Thursday to stop fans of both nations from clashing in the stands, an AFP reporter saw.

A brief scuffle broke out in the stands as Israeli soccer fans returned to Europe, but a heavy security presence in Paris ensured there was no repeat of the large-scale violence seen in Amsterdam last week.

Israeli and French fans got into a brief altercation during Thursday’s Nations League soccer game, which had heavy security presence following the antisemitic violence in Amsterdam this week. Just after the game kicked off at 8:45 p.

Violence broke out between France and Israel fans during Thursday night's Nations League clash at the Stade de France - security were quick to intervene to break up the brawl