GERMAN authorities are urging Brits to go booze-free for tonight's clash match as temperatures soar.
Water and sun cream are being handed out to fans as Cologne is set to reach nearly 30C before the big game tonight.
The calls to avoid booze comes not from hooliganism worries but from fears of intense dehydration from the fierce heat.
Footy supporters are reportedly "sweltering" in the German city of Cologne with the Euros organisers urging fans to drink non-alcoholic lager.
The temperature is forecast to be 25C during the clash game of England versus Serbia tonight.
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While it doesn't sound shockingly high, the 56per cent humidity will make it feel more like 29C - and that's not including the heat radiating off other fans in the stadium.
John Maslen-Jones, a 60-something fan, told The Times: “I won’t drink no-alcohol beer, I’d rather drink water,
"My son and his mates are in the fan zone. They won't be drinking alcohol-free beer."
Another fan, James Kaylow, 40, said: I’ll try and moderate but I can’t see any fans sticking to that.”
Jutta Doppke-Metz, a local government spokeswoman has urged the 50,000 England fans to look out for shops "selling anti-alcohol drinks".
She said: “Our aim is to enable the residents and visitors to our city to celebrate a peaceful and joyful football festival that they will remember for a long time to come.
"That’s why we already took the climatic conditions of the summer into consideration when planning for Uefa Euro 2024 and created offers to counteract these in the fan zones and in the entire city centre area.”
She also said drinking water is being offered at numerous “service and information points” throughout Cologne.
British and German police have praised Lion supporters for their behaviour so far.
The police said: “There were no reports of disorder and no arrests of any England fans were made.
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"This is indicative of what we have seen across Germany so far, with the vast majority of England fans behaving extremely well.”
This comes after fears of hooligan clashes at England's first group match led to an initial crackdown by German authorities.
Fans at Gelsenkirchen’s 62,000-seat Veltins Arena were only allowed to sup a 2.5 per cent Bitburger Radler shandy and buy two at a time.
But at England's last game at Frankfurt’s Waldstadion — with a capacity of 58,000 — a 4.8 per cent Bitburger lager was available.
