Overview
- Videos and police statements show officers declared an unlawful assembly late Tuesday and ordered crowds to disperse after celebrations spilled from San Pedro Square into nearby streets.
- Police used crowd-control tactics including pepper spray and physical takedowns and made multiple arrests that were later booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
- Officers reported two separate non-life-threatening stabbings, bottles thrown at officers, fireworks set off in crowded areas, and a crowd that surrounded and climbed onto an ambulance, hindering medical responders.
- Organizers said roughly 30,000 people filled San Pedro Square to watch Mexico’s 2-0 win, and a weather delay contributed to the main viewing area reaching capacity well before kickoff.
- City officials and police say heightened patrols and tighter crowd-control plans will continue for coming matches because downtown fan zones are expected to draw large crowds again.