A high police presence is being prepared for the France vs Israel Nations League match at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday (AEDT).
Paris police chief Laurent Nunez described the event as high risk and revealed 4,000 gendarmes would be around the stadium, on public transport and in Paris.
The match follows on the heels of an Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv game which descended into violence on the streets of Amsterdam in midweek with Tel Aviv fans being tracked, chased and beaten.
"An elite unit of national police will also protect the Israel team," Nunez said. "The geopolitical context is extremely delicate."
Nunez said the police would adopt an attitude of zero tolerance of disorder before and after the event.
Right-wing protests planned ahead of the match
Right-wing Jewish movement Betar said it would rally in Paris against anti-Semitism ahead of the Nations League football match between France and Israel on Friday.
Israeli, Dutch and European leaders condemned the "anti-Semitic" clashes in Amsterdam.
Yigal Brand, CEO of World Betar, said in a statement on Sunday that the movement, which is present worldwide and has links to the Israeli right, was "outraged at what has happened in Amsterdam".
After the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv match, supporters of the latter club were attacked and assaulted during the night. Source: SIPA USA / ANP
"We are proud Zionists and have nothing to apologise for," Brand added in a statement.
He called on group members and supporters to "gather Wednesday in Paris and Thursday at the soccer game, which is also being threatened".
The statement also said Betar and the French Jewish student movement MEJF will host Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in Paris on Wednesday.
Investigations continue to identify cause of Amsterdam incidents
Meanwhile, Ducth police said tensions already built ahead of a match between Ajax and Tel Aviv Maccabi at the Johann Cruyff Arena on Thursday.
Maccabi fans burned a Palestinian flag on the Dam central square and vandalised a taxi, Amsterdam police chief Peter Holla said.
The Europa League game Thursday finished largely in a peaceful atmosphere, praised by the Ajax club.
But sporadic incidents beforehand were linked to both Maccabi supporters, who were allegedly chanting anti-Palestinian slogans, and opposing groups.
After the match, groups of men on scooters engaged in "hit-and-run" attacks on Maccabi fans in areas of the city.
Police said the attackers were mobilised by calls on social media to target Jewish people.
At least 63 people have been arrested so far, but only before and during the match. Four people remained in custody, prosecutors said.
Police have launched a massive investigation and more arrests were expected.
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