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Three Lions supporters have already had it tough as Group B has taken the footballing cliché “Group of Death” to a whole new meaning.

Swastika-carrying Russian gangsters wreaked carnage after vowing to "absolutely obliterate" them.

And Wales fans are tearing into the English as they prepare for one of the biggest grudge matches in recent history.

But it could be the third and final game of the group stage when England fans really meet their match.

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Slovakian football hooligans do not mess around.

Their domestic game is soaked in bloodshed, as mass brawls regularly erupt between football firms like the Trenchtown Gangsters, the Terror Boys, Rebels VSS, the Bulldogs ’95 and the Red Upland Warriors.

The Slavic thugs carry knives, wear knuckle dusters and even brandish firearms.

A match between Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava and Czech team Sparta Braha had to be halted after just 42 minutes due to horrendous crowd violence.

And they’ve even done it to the English before.

The last time the team's met abroad, two England supporters were shot in the doorway of the team’s hotel when the team’s met for a Euro 2004 qualifying match in Bratislava.

The trouble started during the game, which England won 2-1, as fans started throwing ripped-up seats at each other and riot police were forced to enter the ground.

With Euro 2016 just weeks away, a fan of slavic side FC Nitra posted on a fan site: "The big game is England.

"It could be our last. We will finish them."

Slovakian fans have even been known to wear Burberry hats and mimic popular Three Lions chants to wind up England supporters.

The two teams meet in Saint-Etienne tonight, the scene of Michael Owen’s epic solo goal against Argentina in 1998.

Despite the fears of hooliganism, England have high hopes for the tournament but we’ve already revealed how Roy Hodgon’s squad could be riddled with secrets.

The National Police Chief’s Council believe the UK is “one of the few” countries stopping the worst footie thugs from going to France.

And the biggest and hardest England fans will be forced to stay at home – with over 2,000 restricted by banning orders.

No such rule applies to the biggest and hardest Slovakian thugs though.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: "The UK is one of a few countries that have legislative powers to stop those subject to football banning orders from travelling to games overseas."

He added that French police have invited British cops to help keep English fans safe.