Soccer fans are stunned over the Argentina Morocco Olympics controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Argentina’s team seemed to even the score at 2-2 with a last-second goal, but over an hour later, the result came back 2-1 with Morocco winning the game outright. Many are wondering what happened during the match that led to the score being changed and made fans storm the field, forcing the game to be suspended in the first place. Here’s a breakdown of the controversial result between Argentina and Morocco in one of the opening soccer matches at the 2024 Olympic Games.
What happened during the Argentina Morocco Olympics soccer match?
Many events contributed to the controversy in the Argentina Morocco Olympics soccer match. Here’s a timeline of what happened during the match.
After 90 minutes of play, Morocco led Argentina 2-1. However, the referee judged that Morocco was wasting time in the second half, leading him to add 15 extra minutes of injury time to the clock. Some fans believed this amount of extra time to be excessive.
After the extra 15 minutes elapsed, Morocco’s Giuliano Simeone scored a game-tying goal in what seemed to be the final seconds of the match. Some fans for the Moroccan team reacted by throwing bottles and other objects at the Argentine players and some stormed the field in protest. The officials announced that the match was suspended due to fan disruptions, though the Olympic website stated that the game had finished 2-2.
However, over an hour later, both teams came out onto the field to an empty stadium. The VAR determined that Argentina’s goal was disallowed due to an offsides ruling. This ultimately led Morocco to win 2-1 against Argentina.
Why was Argentina’s goal ruled offsides?
Looking at the replay, the refugees judged that Ignacio Fernandez was offside during Burno Amione’s shot that led to Simeone’s goal. Since Fernandez contributed to Simeone being able to shoot the goal, the equalizer was ruled out.
However, it took officials about an hour and a half to come to the decision. A rule requires that both teams be on the field for the VAR to make the ruling.
The entire controversy caused soccer legend Lionel Messi to post on Instagram the single word “insólito,” which means “unbelievable” or a situation that is unheard of.
