Russia vs Poland in the Euro 2012’s group stage resulted in a 1-1 draw on the field — and 138 arrests after fights broke out between Poland and Russia supporters. Ten people were injured (seven Poles, two Russians and one German) in the fighting between Polish and Russian football hooligans in Warsaw. UEFA set the stage for the violence by scheduling the match between the bitter rivals on Russia’s National Day.
Thousands of Russians marched to Poniatowski Bridge before kick-off to mark Russia Day, an obvious provocation for the Poles whose country has been invaded repeatedly by Russia over the centuries and who lived under communist rule forced on them by the Russians during the Cold War