A video of people throwing chairs and clashing with each other inside a stadium is being circulated on social media platforms with users linking it to the recently concluded 2025 Asia Cup tournament.
What's the claim?: Those sharing the clip have uploaded it with a caption that said, "Pakistani reaction after losing to India in AsiaCup Final. #IndvPak #AsiaCupFinal."
The above post had clocked over five lakh views on the platform.
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What are the facts?: The video could be traced back to September 2022 and shows fans of Afghanistan and Pakistan clashing with each other at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
How did we find that out?: A simple Google Lens search on the keyframes of the viral video directed us to the same visuals published on an Instagram handle named 'connectgujarat'.
The video was posted on 8 September 2022 with a caption that said, "Clashes erupt between fans of Afghanistan, Pakistan after Asia Cup match."
This clearly showed that the clip predated the recent Asia Cup tournament.
News reports: A report published by India Today said that a clash broke out between the fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan after the latter lost a match against the former at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Fans of both teams were seen hurling chairs at each other. The stadium was also vandalised.
Hindustan Times, too, shared the visuals on their official YouTube channel on 8 September 2022. Its was titled, "Upset Afghan fans thrash Pak fans; vandalize Sharjah Stadium after narrow defeat | Watch."
Conclusion: It is evident that the video is old and unrelated to the recent Asia Cup tournament.
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