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Argentina-Morocco Olympic Men's Soccer Opener Descends Into Chaos

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Argentina-Morocco Olympic Men's Soccer Opener Descends Into Chaos
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JUL 2024
Above: Armed Police are seen on the sidelines during the Men's group B match between Argentina and Morocco during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on July 24, 2024 in Saint-Etienne, France. Image copyright: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images/Stringer/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images
story last updated JUL 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

This incident has turned an opening Olympic game into a pathetic circus in which Argentine players were forced to run back to their locker room as organizers failed to ensure their safety to play soccer. On top of that, the decision to resume the game goes against FIFA regulations as neither side wanted to continue playing.

Buenos Aires Herald

Narrative B

It's certainly regrettable that organizational disaster has tarnished this opening Olympic game, but what is more concerning is the fact that Argentine fans have used that as a justification to carry out racist and xenophobic online attacks yet again — now against Moroccan players. There must be no room for such behavior in soccer.

The New Arab

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