This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in a Group B men’s football match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, July 24:
This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in a Group B men’s football match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, July 24:
- A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2.
- Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw, but the decision ruling out the goal was delivered about two hours after play was suspended when the teams re-emerged on to the pitch to finish the match in an empty stadium.
- The Group B match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint Etienne, France.
- Soufiane Rahimi gave the Atlas Lions the lead just before halftime, and doubled their lead from the spot in the 51st minute. Argentina mounted a spirited comeback as the Moroccans tired, with Giuliano Simeone pulling a goal back in the 68th minute.
- Morocco regrouped but the referee added 15 minutes of stoppage time and at the very end, Argentina hit the bar twice in quick succession, before the ball fell to Cristian Medina who headed it home from close range for what appeared the equaliser.
- France beat the USA 3-0 in our second live game of the day.
- Keep up to date: You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Paris 2024 Olympics tournament page with all the news and features, as well as event build-up and LIVE text commentary on selected football, basketball, tennis and boxing fixtures. Stay informed with real-time updates from Paris 2024 with our Olympics events calendar, medal table and results pages.