<P> While the German Police expressed satisfaction in their ability to contain and deal with hooliganism, speculation was rife that a number of potential flashpoints existed which could cause widespread public disorder . With a number of routes into the country, amongst them the open land borders which are a consequence of the Schengen agreement, apprehension of known troublemakers and organisers of disturbances looked to be a very real problem . However, during the World Cup, Germany suspended its rules granting passport - free travel to EU citizens . As an illustration of this, on 8 June, German police apprehended 9 English hooligans attempting to enter the country via the Czech border . Britain has a particularly stringent policy of restricting foreign travel of known football hooligans during periods where the England team are involved . 3,500 banning orders were served, and by 8 June all but 150 had surrendered their passports . On 9 June Channel 4 News in the UK reported that although there had been no violence, England fans in Frankfurt had been kicking footballs at the windows of the city's 600 - year - old Römer city hall building, although local police decided not to take action over this minor incident and the staff at the Mayor's office apparently took the attempted vandalism in good humour . On the day of England's first match against Paraguay two England fans were arrested for having swastikas and SS insignia painted on their bodies . The two were flown back to England to appear in court; one was found guilty and banned from attending football matches until 2008, while the other was not banned as the symbol (the double - sig rune of the SS) was painted on his back, and he may not have been able to see it or known what it was . The court heard that the fan found guilty also had a letter J on his arm, believed to be a slight to Jews, but claimed not to know its meaning . There was also concern over hooligans among the 300,000 Polish fans who travelled to Germany for the tournament . This supposition was borne out as clashes between rival groups of supporters culminated in the arrest of 429 prior to and in the wake of the game between Germany and Poland in Dortmund . </P> <P> On 14 June, ITV news in the UK reported that up to that date 7 England fans had been arrested, one for a "serious offence". </P> <P> It was claimed that "foreign - looking" people should not visit some areas in the former East Germany, after one newspaper reported that neo-Nazi skinheads were planning violence against foreigners . Germany contains a small but vocal neo-Nazi minority who have engaged in violent attacks against the country's immigrants, as well as foreign visitors, since the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent German reunification . According to German police, neo-Nazi hate crime was on the rise and had increased significantly over the preceding few months . </P> <P> Two human rights organizations, the Africa Council, based in Berlin, and the International League of Human Rights advised black and Asian fans to avoid certain areas of eastern Germany during the World Cup . </P>

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