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The FIFA Club World Cup is underway, where some of the best professional football teams around the world are competing to see who is at the top of the pile.
But, the madness of foreign football fans has arrived in the United States, with chaos in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.
Manchester City of the Premier League in England and Wydad Ac, who compete in Botola de Morocco, took the launch in Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday, but the players were not the only people or objects in the field.
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A protester invaded the field, and fans released smoke flares during the Wednesday club game in Philadelphia. (AP; IMAGN)
During the game, the protesters invaded the field. The launch invaders took the field with a signal that said “Morocco! Stop shooting dogs and cats.”
He ran for a few seconds before being approached by security workers and escorting out the stadium. One of the shirts and signs of the protesters included the PETA logo (people for the ethical treatment of animals).
According to Peta, “homeless cats and dogs in Morocco are being shot, poisoned and die in cages without food or water.” The Government has expanded a “trap, castration, vaccination and return” program for street animals, but activists have affirmed that animals are being killed instead of castrates.
Peta wrote about the incident in X.
“The activists broke into the @FIFACWC countryside to expose the mass shooting of Morocco, the poisoning and burning of dogs and cats before the FIFA 2030 World Cup so that the streets of the country seem presentable,” Peta wrote.
“Call the Moroccan government to put an end to the killing of homeless animals and tell FIFA to stop while the animals die.”
Morocco is among the hosts of the 2030 World Cup.
Security eliminates a launch invader during the G Grupo G Group of Club World Cup between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Photo AP/Chris Szagola)
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Later, the atmosphere in the game became potentially dangerous, since Wydad fans threw smoke flares into the field. According to reports, fire cookies also threw themselves into the field. A flaw behind the Manchester City goalkeeper, Ederson, caused a brief strike in the second half.
Phil Foden from Manchester City scored two minutes in the game and then had an assistance to bring the power of the Premier League to a 2-0 victory.
In the 88th minute, Rico Lewis was shown a red card after a strong foul on Samuel Obeng, leaving City with 10 men in the field.
Wydad Casablanca fans with flares in the stands during a group phase match of the FIFA 2025 Club Cup in Lincoln Financial Field. (Brian Snyder-Reuters through IMAGN images)
Manchester City leads Group G and will face Al-Aen on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. Wydad remains in Philadelphia, where he will face another hard opponent in Juventus.
