Olympics: As the Australian swimmers arrive in Paris athletes have been warned about security concerns. Preparations for Water Polo have stalled as two players test positive for COVID.
Chaos and confusion reigned as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men’s Olympic football tournament , but only after a late equaliser for the South America n side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble .
It was an undignified start to the sporting action at the Paris Games, and a bad day all round for Argentina, whose players were booed as they emerged onto the pitch and during the national anthem by the crowd, most of whom were supporting Morocco. Mascherano said the captains of the two teams had agreed not to restart the game after Medina put the ball in the net, as projectiles including plastic cups and bottles rained down and spectators invaded the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard pitch.“The captains decided not to play on at that point, and as time went on different versions started to appear,” he said.
“Beyond the Olympic spirit, the organisation needs to be up to standard and at the moment, unfortunately, it is not.” Messi opted not to come to the Paris Games, and the biggest names in their side here were Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez and captain Nicolas Otamendi, the Benfica defender.
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