Olympic football off to violent, chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field in team's stunning win over Argentina

Headline: Hindustan Times

PARIS 2024 kicked off with an astonishing VAR debacle as Argentina lost their trouble-strewn Olympic football opener with Morocco more than two HOURS after they scarpered off celebrating a DRAW.
The Sun
Two days before the opening ceremony, Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in Saint-Etienne, but only after a late equalizer for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble.
The Manila Times
But as their players celebrated, projectiles including bottles and plastic cups rained down from the stands and several spectators entered the pitch, with the referee promptly blowing the whistle.
Gulf News
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.
Aljazeera

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