Police in Vancouver say there have been no major incidents throughout the city’s first ever World Cup game between Australia and Turkey.
A Vancouver Police Department statement says one person was arrested on the fan festival on the Pacific National Exhibition for being in breach of court-imposed conditions, but not the event itself.
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It says that a second person was faraway from BC Place throughout the match for being too intoxicated and refusing to depart.
The statement says that considering the scale of the event, two arrests is minimal and could be a small number even for an everyday Saturday night.
The primary of seven matches to be played at BC Place was officially sold out, with an attendance of 52,497 and the finale whistle left Australian fans ecstatic as their Socceroos beat the favoured Turkish national team two goals to nil.
Vancouver will host its next match on Thursday, June 18, when Canada hosts Qatar.
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