Argentinian gangs planning ambush on England's hooligans during World Cup: Report

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Police are warning English soccer hooligans headed to the World Cup in Brazil that Argentinian thugs are planning to ambush and attack them after they arrive. 

More than 650 violent "ultras" are believed to be travelling to the tournament in Brazil from nearby Argentina to face off with the notorious English ruffians.

Hundreds of the reported instigators are heading to Belo Horizonte, where Argentina will be based and where both sides play group games just days apart later this month, according to the Daily Mail.

Police in the city suggested that members of the notorious Argentinian Barra Brava groups have made alliances with equally violent Brazilian ultras —  and are preparing attacks on rival England fans.

One Brazilian ultra group, Mafia Azul, have reportedly rented a ranch on the outskirts of the city in southeast Brazil to accommodate dozens of Barras Bravas linked to Argentinian club San Lorenzo.

The Mafia Azul group, linked to Belo Horizonte side and current league leaders Cruzeiro, were banned from stadiums in Brazil earlier this year after violent confrontations with rival fans which left several people dead.

Military police chief Col Divino Brito told Brazil's Estado de Minas newspaper he believes the Argentinian and Brazilian soccer gangs are preparing to team up to attack English fans while they are in town.

"Our worry is that in the interval between one match and another, when we are going to have thousands of fans from Argentina and then from England, there are going to be clashes," he said. "We will deal forcefully with any foreigner who comes here wanting to commit violence and vandalism."

But Col Alberto Luiz Alves admitted: 'We can normally monitor groups with a history of violence.

"But we would only know of dangerous fans if they enter by air," claims Col Alberto Alves. "And in the case of the Argentinian Barra Bravas most will be arriving by land. It will be very difficult to keep track of them."

At least 11,000 Argentinian fans have bought tickets to see their side play Iran on June 21 in Belo Horizonte.

This sort of threat usually goes unheeded, but let's hope no innocent fans find themselves in a mix.