Explaining how the Argentina-Morocco soccer match at the Olympics descended into a ‘circus’
“There was a chaotic end to the Olympic men’s football match between Argentina and Morocco — with the game restarting nearly two hours after it had appeared to finish following crowd trouble and a last-minute equaliser. The teams left the pitch and broadcast feeds cut out as Argentina appeared to have secured a 2-2 draw courtesy of Cristian Medina’s goal deep in stoppage time, only for that equaliser to be later ruled out following an intervention from the video assistant referee (VAR). …”
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