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Sunday, 9 June, 2002, 16:49 GMT 17:49 UK
In pictures: Moscow football riot
Disappointment turned to violence in the Russian capital as football fans went on the rampage following the national team's 1-0 defeat by hosts Japan in the World Cup.
![]() Pictures from Yokohama were broadcast on giant screens in central Moscow
![]() But Russian hopes turned to dust as unfancied Japan took - and held onto - a surprise lead
![]() The Russian supporters could not believe it
![]() Anger soon became the dominant emotion, and fans took out their frustration on parked cars
![]() Some vehicles were overturned...
![]() ...while others were torched
![]() For a while, anarchy reigned in the former citadel of communism
![]() In the absence of the police, some fans tried to restore order
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