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Argentina’s match against Morocco on the first day of men’s football at the Olympics was mired in chaos after a pitch invasion forced it to be suspended for over an hour, with play eventually resuming behind closed doors and the African side winning 2-1 after an equaliser by their opponents had been ruled out by VAR.
Cristian Medina’s goal for Argentina 16 minutes into stoppage time to level the score at 2-2 sparked wild scenes at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne, with objects also thrown at the South American players by spectators in what had been an angry climate throughout. Argentina were booed by sections of the crowd in what appeared to be a clear response to footage showing their players chanting a song the French Football Federation has labelled “racist and discriminatory” following victory at the Copa America earlier this month.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/24/argentina-salvage-last-gasp-draw-against-morocco-as-fans-invade-pitch
Author : Guardian sport
Publish date : 2024-07-24 17:28:16
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