CHAOS broke out on the first day of action at the Paris Olympics with a pitch invasion and firecrackers causing a football match to be suspended.
Argentina were taking on Morocco in a fiery opening fixture to the football tournament before shocking scenes unfolded just before full-time.
ReutersFans threw bottles at Argentinian stars[/caption]
GettyMorocco fans invaded the pitch during the Men’s group B match between Argentina and Morocco[/caption]
X @TyCSportsThe South American Olympic squad had to duck and dive to escape the pitch[/caption]
ReutersPolice officers were seen on the pitch after the pitch invasion[/caption]
Copa America winners Argentina snatched am equaliser through Cristian Medina in the SIXTEENTH MINUTE of injury time to draw 2-2 with Morocco.
The late drama seemingly sparked the shameful scenes.
Some idiot supporters began to hurl firecrackers and bottles at Argentine stars, forcing them to flee the pitch at full-time.
In a viral clip, Argentine players can all be seen leaping at the same moment, seemingly reacting to a loud bang.
Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez was among the South American players seen trying to avoid being hit by flying objects.
A few individuals then began storming the pitch after allegedly throwing noise bombs before the final whistle.
Riot police entered the field to prevent the drama from escalating.
Footage on Eurosport cut to a wide angle of the pitch in a bid to stop the nasty scenes being shown.
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It wasn’t immediately clear if the match was officially over or had been suspended with total confusion for those watching.
The referee had NOT blown the full-time whistle.
The game was only officially declared over some time later.
During the second half, the game was paused due to a pitch invader, but it was a young child looking for a selfie with Alvarez, who obliged.
Morocco and Argentina were competing in a Group B fixture, with Iraq and Ukraine making up the rest of the group.
The feisty encounter took place at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, which Moroccan fans filled to the brim.
The match got off on a sour note with the Argentina national anthem being booed.
It’s understood that was from local French fans in reaction to a video of Argentina players singing a racist chant as they celebrated their Copa America success.
GettyMorocco players were escorted from the pitch[/caption]
Other controversy from Argentina vs Morocco
Fans were left convinced that the Paris Olympics is “rigged” after Argentina scored a dramatic equaliser.
Many fans watching from home went online to claim that the match was “rigged”, despite there being no indication it was.
One said: “They’re trying to make this Argentina team the team of the century, we can tell it’s rigged.”
Another declared: “They rigged extra time to continue until Argentina scored, what a joke.”
One noted: “Let them play on until Argentina scored, rigged!”
Another added: “I’m not an expert but that was obviously rigged for Argentina.”
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