Security issues to be corrected

Security failures highlighted at this weekend's French cup final need to be urgently sorted out before the start of Euro 2016 in three weeks' time, an official in charge of security at France's national football stadium said on Monday.

Saturday's clash between arch-rivals Paris St Germain and Olympique Marseille at the Stade de France had been deemed a high risk game and a first test for organisers of security measures required for the Euros.

Fans threw firecrackers and flares inside and outside the stadium and banned objects were brought into the grounds despite close searching, security officials said. There was also serious overcrowding.

"The system cracked a little. There are weak points that are not acceptable," Philippe Galli, prefect for the Seine-Saint-Denis region, which is in part responsible for security at the stadium, told Le Parisien newspaper.

Local authorities, the French Football Federation and Europe's governing body UEFA would meet to assess the security failings and what should be done to correct them, he said.

About 2.5 million spectators are expected for 51 soccer matches involving 24 teams in games played at 10 stadiums across France.