SOME enthusiasts were convinced that the Paris Olympics were “rigged” after Argentina drew spectacularly against Morocco in the 15th minute of added time, only to have the goal disallowed an HOUR later.
The world champions faced their warring African sides on the first day of the 2024 Games, to kick off their quest for gold with a victory.
But Argentina were stunned by losing a goal in the first half.
And things looked bleak when Morocco led 2-0 five minutes into the second half.
A reaction allowed Argentina to make it 2-1 with 20 minutes remaining.
However, no one may have predicted what would happen next.
With substitutions made on all teams, as well as several injury issues delaying the game, a mind-blowing 15 minutes were added until the end of the game.
And with the clock 30 seconds over the allotted time, Argentina achieved what they thought was a draw on the line thanks to Cristian Medina.
Shortly after the goal, firecrackers were thrown onto the pitch, causing the referee to eject all players from the pitch.
They returned more than an hour and a half later to play the final three minutes in front of an empty stadium, with Argentina’s goal incredibly ruled out in the longest VAR test the world has ever seen.
This goal, which was later overturned, sparked a great deal of controversy online.
But some enthusiasts watching from home jumped into the line to claim that the adjustment was “fixed,” when there was no indication that it was.
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One said: “They are looking to make this Argentine team the team of the century, you can simply say that it is rigged. »
Another said: “They managed to keep going until Argentina scored, what a joke. “
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One pointed out: “Let them play until Argentina scores, rigged!”
Another added: “I’m not an expert, but it is clearly manipulated for Argentina. »
One of them exclaimed: “No, Argentine soccer is rigged. “
Before kickoff, enthusiasts booed Argentina’s national anthem in the wake of the week’s racist storm.
Enzo Fernandez posted a video showing him and his teammates singing a despicable song about the France national team.
And obviously boos were heard when the Argentine anthem was played before the tie against Morocco.
The Olympic Games arrive in the “City of Love”
Almost 15,000 residents and some 10,500 athletes will come to the Olympic Village between July 26 and August 11.
To make athletes feel at home, the organizers have taken a series of measures.
One of them is the storage of about 300,000 condoms, in theory enough to consume about two a day during the Games.
Several Olympians have opened the door to their torrid lives on the camp’s stages, adding mass and sex parties.
London 2012 claimed the name “the Games of all time”, but the 150,000 condoms ordered pale in comparison to the 450,000 ordered for the Rio Games four years later.
Organizers have installed condoms at every event since Seoul 1988, when they were used to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Even with the privacy ban at Tokyo 2020 due to Covid-19, some 150,000 johnnies were distributed.
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