DORTMUND, GERMANY - Turkey scored two goal-of-the-tournament contenders and Real Madrid’s Arda Guler underlined his burgeoning talent but violence threatened to mar their win over Georgia in the rain in Dortmund.

Punches were exchanged, weapons brandished and objects thrown by supporters in one corner of the ground before police stepped in to restore order.

Violence broke out more than an hour before Tuesday’s Group F game was due to kick-off, with Turkey eventual winners with two brilliant efforts either side of Georgia’s first-ever tournament goal. With Georgia threatening to nick a historic point late on, they sent their goalkeeper up for a corner but Turkey broke and Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu finished a wonderfully entertaining game to make it 3-1.

Mert Muldur put Turkey ahead with a stunning right-footed volley before Georges Mikautadze equalised, sparking scenes of delirium. But Guler, the 19-year-old Madrid prospect tipped for a bright future, settled it with a superb finish of his own.

On a chaotic day in Westphalia, water cascaded from the stadium roof seemingly on to fans amid a major downpour in scenes similar to those witnessed at Manchester United’s Old Trafford home last month, which sparked fears kick-off could be postponed.

A storm warning in Dortmund earlier led to the closure of a fan zone in the centre of the city and a viewing area in a park.

The German Weather Service forecast severe thunderstorms in western and central Germany starting around midday.

Other Euro 2024 host cities in the region – Cologne, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen – closed public fan zones on Tuesday following the warning.