Chaos ensues at FIFA Club World Cup game including PETA protesters invading field, smoke flares

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The FIFA Club World Cup is underway, where some of professional soccer's best teams from around the world are competing to see who's at the top of the heap.

But, the craziness of foreign soccer fans has hit the United States, with chaos ensuing in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.

Manchester City of the Premier League in England and Wydad AC, who compete in Botola of Morocco, took the pitch at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday - but the players weren't the only people, or objects, on the field.

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A protestor invaded the field, and fans released smoke flares during Wednesday's Club World Cup game in Philadelphia. (AP; IMAGN)

During the game, protesters invaded the field. The pitch invaders took the field with a sign that said "Morocco! Stop shooting dogs and cats." 

He ran for a few seconds before he was tackled by security workers and escorted out of the stadium. One of the protesters' shirt and sign included the logo of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

According to PETA, "homeless cats and dogs in Morocco are being shot, poisoned, and left to die in cages without food or water." The government has expanded a "Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return" program for stray animals, but activists have claimed that animals are being killed rather than neutered.

PETA wrote about the incident on X.

"Activists stormed the @FIFACWC field to expose Morocco’s mass shooting, poisoning, and burning alive of dogs and cats ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup in order to make the country’s streets look presentable," PETA wrote.

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