In the first round of the men's soccer Group B matches at the Paris Olympics, Argentina's match against Morocco sparked a lot of controversy. Argentina equalized in the 16th minute of extra time, even though the official extra time was only 15 minutes. At the moment of Argentina's goal, Moroccan fans began to riot, throwing various objects onto the pitch and interrupting the game by breaking into the stadium. Eventually, the match was interrupted early. Although the referee did not blow the whistle to end the game, many media and fans thought the game was over, and the fans then exited the stadium in droves.
When all the fans had left, the official word came that the match between Argentina and Morocco was not over and the referee had not yet blown the final whistle. The game had been suspended for two hours and the time had passed 1:00 am Beijing time. Later, the official announcement revealed that after the VAR decision, Argentina's equalizer was ruled invalid, and the match ended after three more minutes of play after the resumption. In the end, Argentina went from 2-2 to 1-2, a surprising loss that opened the Olympic Games in black!
This was a real eye-opener! I never thought something like this would happen in the Olympics, it's really hilarious!
