According to TYC Sports, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has filed a complaint with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) requesting that the Argentine National Olympic Team be declared the winner of the Olympic competition. The complaint stems from the match between the Argentine Olympic team and the Moroccan Olympic team, which was interrupted for two hours due to an incident caused by Moroccan fans.
When play resumed, an equalizing goal by the Argentine national team was canceled by VAR, and the Argentine national team ended up losing 1-2 to Morocco.TYC Sports noted that after an hour and a half in the locker room, the argument was that the game should not have been restarted, and therefore the goal could not be canceled. The Argentine Football Federation's demand was that Argentina be declared the winner.
Although such a request is rarely realized, and this is no exception, FIFA must evaluate it.TYC Sports mentions a similar previous example: in the 2015 Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Boca Juniors and River Plate, before the start of the second half, Boca Juniors' fans pepper-sprayed River Plate's players from the stands, which led to an early termination of the match and Boca's outright condemnation to a negative exit from the tournament.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) hopes to build on this precedent by seeking to
