Violent clashes between Russian and Polish fans force riot police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets.
At least 100 people were arrested before the teams fought out a 1-1 draw in Euro 2012 Group A in Warsaw.
Police stepped in to stop a march by thousands of Russian supporters after bloody fighting on the bridge leading to the stadium and missiles including rocks, flares and bottles were thrown.
The match always promised to be a highly-charged affair due to centuries of conflict between the two countries and the Soviet domination of Poland after World War two.
Around 20,000 Russian fans were in the Polish capital for the Group A match and before kickoff a huge flag was unfurled wit the highly inflammatory slogan "This Is Russia".
An estimated 100,000 Poles gathered in the city's main square to watch the match.
Russian fans had been allowed by the Polish authorities to march to the National stadium to watch their team take on the co-hosts.
Russian fan leaders had promised the march would be peaceful and was organised to celebrate "the festival of football" on Russia Day.
However, when it reached the Poniatowskigo bridge sporadic fighting broke out.
The violence escalated among the groups of young men, some wearing masks or covering their faces with scarves, and riot police were seen dragging supporters away.
Some Poles displayed a banner saying 'Polish president murdered in Russia', referring to a plane crash two years ago near Smolensk in western Russia that killed Poland's president Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.
