The Group B game on Saturday (June 12) was overshadowed by three-days of violence in Marseille, with further disturbances after the 1-1 draw.

European football’s governing body UEFA opened disciplinary action against the Russian Football Union yesterday, but warned the Football Associations of both countries that further violence could see their national teams expelled from the tournament.

Two Russians, however, were arrested for invading the pitch at the match at the Stade Vélodrome. 

"There were 150 Russian supporters who in reality were hooligans,” said Robin, according to the BBC.

“These people were well prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action.

“These are extremely well-trained people."

An England fan, Andrew Bache, is reportedly in a coma after being attacked by Russian fans with iron bars prior to the match.

Five English supporters have been jailed for throwing bottles at police, with the highest sentence being three months, while another English fan, three French and one Austrian, are due in court.

England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have released a video appealing for England fans to behave ahead of their match against Wales in Lens in Thursday (June 16).

Assistant chief constable Mark Roberts, England’s National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for football policing, has also confirmed more police have been deployed to help French authorities and stated that fans involved in violence would receive football banning orders in the United Kingdom.

"We know that troublemakers targeted England fans in an orchestrated way inflicting serious injuries,” he said.

“We also know that a small minority of England fans have let themselves down by responding with violence and anti-social behaviour.

“We are continuing to work with French police and the Russian policing team to prevent further violence and support investigations to help bring offenders to justice.

“My advice to fans out in France is to keep yourselves safe and behave responsibly - do not retaliate to provocation and seek help from police if you are harassed or attacked.”

Both the Croatian and Turkish Football Associations have, meanwhile, been charged after their fans set off fireworks at their Group D match at the Parc des Princes in Paris yesterday.

Croatia have also been charged for pitch invasions and Turkey are facing action for the throwing of objects.

Albania face action over the setting off and throwing of fireworks at their Group A match against Switzerland, along with an illicit banner, at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Saturday. 

French police have confirmed, meanwhile, that a Northern Ireland fan has died after a fall onto a rocky beach in Nice, following his country’s opening group match of the UEFA European Championship in the city.

The supporter, one of several thousand to travel to Nice ahead of their country’s Group C clash with Poland, had been at the Castle Plage on the Promenade des Anglais.

It is believed that the accident happened in the early hours of the morning, with the fan, who was in their 20s, having fallen eight feet onto the beach after going over a barrier.

"I was informed this morning by my French counterparts of this tragic news," Superintendent Nigel Goddard, who is leading the Police Service of Northern Ireland in France, said.

"The processes are that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will make contact with this man's family.

"I believe it was an accident."

Northern Ireland lost 1-0 to Poland earlier in the day, with a goal by Arkadiusz Milik settling the match at the Allianz Riviera stadium.

It is the country’s first participation in a major tournament for 30 years, with their last appearance coming at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Organisers have also confirmed that a one minute silence will be held at the Paris fan-zone tonight to mark the support of all of the host cities and supporters for the victims of the homophobic attack on a nightclub in Orlando yesterday, which left 50 people dead.

“This tribute will also be an opportunity to reaffirm the values of freedom, tolerance, living together and sharing, which have a fundamental role in the world of football and in sport,” a statement read.

The minutes silence will take place at 20.30 local time in the French capital, itself the subject of terrorist attacks in November, which saw 130 people killed.