Argentina vs Morocco at Olympics mired in chaos following pitch invasion

Argentina vs Morocco at Olympics mired in chaos following pitch invasion: Following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2 after a fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday, Argentina was ultimately defeated 2-1.

Although Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep into extra time to salvage what appeared to be a 2-2 draw, the goal was disallowed approximately two hours after the teams resumed play to finish the match in an empty stadium.

When what appeared to be a flare was thrown, there were pictures of some Argentina players flinching. By the end, the field was littered with cups and bottles.

The match was also listed as “interrupted” on the Olympics website.

The venue’s organizers stated that the match was not officially over an hour after the incident. In order to resume play, players were being kept at the stadium. Fans were told by video boards that the match had been called off and that they had to leave the stadium.

The boxscore on the Olympics’ media site said there would be a video survey of Medina’s objective to check for potential offsides.

Before Argentina’s comeback, Morocco had taken a 2-0 lead.

Medina leveled the game well into the final minute after Giuliano Simeone scored in the 68th minute.

Argentina were booed by onlookers for Enzo Fernández’s video debate marked by the French Football Organization as “bigot and prejudicial.”

Despite fielding recent Copa América winners Julián lvarez, Nicolás Otamendi, and Gerónimo Rulli, the gold medal winners from 2004 and 2008 did not exhibit their best play.

Morocco took the lead in the final seconds of the first half when Soufiane Rahimi scored after being set up from the right by Achraf Hakimi following a fantastic passing move.

Rahimi multiplied the benefit and got his second from the punishment spot in the 49th moment before Simeone pulled one back for Javier Mascherano’s side in the 68th.

After Medina scored in the 16th minute of extra time, the crowd stormed the field, throwing objects at the players, and chaos broke out in the eastern French city.

Before Israel’s team started playing, the national anthem was loudly mocked, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw with Mali later that day.

In the midst of a strained international environment that has Paris’ safety efforts squarely in the spotlight, the game began with a massive security presence outside the stadium.

With motorcyclists at the front and about a dozen riot police vans following behind, the Israel team was escorted by a large number of police officers as it arrived. The Parc des Princes stadium was surrounded by armed police officers, one of whom carried a rifle on his shoulder. At around 7:30 p.m., France’s Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, and Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez arrived at the stadium. Outside, however, the atmosphere was calm. Fans from both countries mixed with one another, waving flags and taking pictures.

When Mali’s anthem was first played, the fans chanted with pride. Whistles and boos immediately rang out during Israel’s anthem. In what appeared to be an effort to drown out the jeers, the stadium speaker system that was playing the anthems increased in volume considerably.

Israeli players were booed whenever they touched the ball once play started. Some fans appeared to be engaged in a heated argument when security personnel intervened. A woman was holding a Palestinian flag when the commotion occurred nearby. The woman was then surrounded by two additional individuals waving Palestine flags.

The game completed 1-1, with Israel starting to lead the pack after an own objective from safeguard Hamidou Diallo in the 57th moment. A powerful header by Cheickna Doumbia gave Mali the lead a few minutes later, eliciting wild celebrations from the large number of Mali supporters.

France beat the US 3-0 because of a final part torrent as the groups started play in Gathering A.

After a scoreless first a portion of, the conduits opened when Alexandre Lacazette, one of France’s senior players in the crew, lashed a shot past U.S. guardian Patrick Schulte to make it 1-0.

Argentina vs Morocco at Olympics mired in chaos following pitch invasion: Before finding its stride, France had to fight hard against a U.S. team that saw a shot from Djordje Mihailovic hit the cross bar when the game was still goalless. Michael Olise, who had just made a high-profile move from Crystal Palace to Bayern Munich, doubled the lead shortly after, and Loc Badé smashed home a header before full time to give Thierry Henry’s host team the first win and top spot in Group A. Before finding its stride, The goal by Lacazette came almost immediately after.

The United States of America, competing in men’s soccer for the first time since 2008, is third behind New Zealand, which beat Guinea 2-1 in the other Group A match of the day.

Marc Pubill scored from close range off of a flicked ball from Abel Ruiz in the 29th minute against Uzbekistan to give Spain, which struggled to find its rhythm in the first half, the lead.

Eldor Shomurodov’s penalty kick, awarded after a VAR review for a foul committed by Pau Cubars, brought Uzbekistan level just before halftime to the delight of the ecstatic crowd.

Abduvohid Nematov saved Sergio Gómez’s penalty attempt for Spain after the break, but the Real Sociedad player came back to score in the 62nd minute to earn Spain their first three points in Group C. Meanwhile, Ben Waine scored the winning goal and New Zealand beat Guinea 2-1 in their Group A opener in Nice.

In the 24th minute, New Zealand received a penalty kick, but Guinea goalkeeper Soumaila Sylla dived to block captain Matthew Garbett’s attempt. New Zealand immediately recuperated and Garbett scored a moment later for a 1-0 lead.

After a video review, it was determined that Aliou Balde’s 62nd-minute goal for Guinea was offside. With Amadou Diawara’s game-tying goal in the 72nd, the team finally got going.

A minute later, Waine’s goal from the edge of the field gave New Zealand a response.

Morocco 2 Argentina 1 – Highlights: It is the fourth time that New Zealand are showing up. The OlyWhites, as they are known, reached the Tokyo Games quarterfinals before losing on penalties to host Japan.

Guinea was competing in their first Olympics.

Egypt and the Dominican Republic played to a scoreless draw in Group C in Nantes.

An apparent foul in the buildup caused Peter Gonzalez’s Dominican Republic goal early on to be called back.

Egypt have been to the Olympics multiple times, the most by an African country, however have never completed higher than fourth. At the Tokyo Games, the team reached the quarterfinals.

Mohamed Salah declined to focus on Liverpool’s preseason in order to join Egypt as a senior player for the Olympics. The former Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny is in charge of the team.

The Olympic Games were about to begin for the Dominican Republic.

Olympic football CHAOS as Argentina and Morocco are called back out to finish final three minutes of their match… over an HOUR after players walked off with equaliser ruled out after pitch invasion: In Japan’s 5-0 Group D victory over Paraguay, Shunsuke Mito and Shota Fujio each scored two goals. Japan scored four goals in the second half after Paraguay was reduced to 10 men in Bordeaux after Wilder Vera was sent off in the 25th minute. Vera was shown red following a VAR survey of a foul on Yu Hirakawa.

Mito had already scored in the 18th when that happened. In the 63rd, he scored a second.

Six minutes later, Rihito Yamamoto made it 3-0, and Fujio, who came on for Mito in the 73rd, scored goals in the 81st and 87th to complete the victory.

In Group B, Iraq defeated Ukraine 2-1 with a comeback goal from substitute Ali Jasim. Ukraine had led in the 53rd minute in Lyon after Valentyn Rubchynskyi scored, but Iraq had a chance to tie the game from the spot.

In the 56th, Aymen Hussein converted, and in the 75th, Ali scored the winning goal.

With three points shared with Morocco, Iraq leads the group.

This report made use of data from Reuters and The Associated Press.