LONDON - A Singaporean man accused of smashing up an ambulance in London after England beat Sweden in the World Cup quarter-finals will stand trial for criminal damage.

The Singaporean, two Englishmen and a Scottish woman were reported to have smashed the emergency vehicle's windscreen and made dents in its bonnet on July 7, according to the Daily Mail. 

The quartet appeared at Camberwell Magistrates Court in London on Thursday (Nov 29), and were accused of causing total damage of £6,867.42 (S$12,007). The incident also left the ambulance out of service for 34 days.

Prosecutor Dami Eniola told the court that seven people "were caught by social media footage to be seen on the vehicle and the bonnet".

The ambulance had been parked on a street and was surrounded by joyous fans celebrating the Three Lions' victory.

Ms Eniola said the damage had occurred while the driver of the ambulance was tending to a member of the public who had fallen and suffered a head wound.

"The bonnet was dented, the windshield was smashed, essentially it was dented," she added.

Police managed to arrest and question the four defendants.

The quartet are reportedly out on bail and will appear at Inner London Crown Court on Jan 8. If found guilty, they could face time in jail. Ms Eniola added that the criminal damage charge has a starting point of 12 weeks in prison.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove the names and photographs of the people identified, following subsequent reports that the case had been dropped.