Argentine Media Unites in Post-Match Criticism: A Farce and Horror Movie, the Greatest Shame in Olympic History

The Argentine team experienced a “farce” at the Paris Olympics: In the first round match against Morocco, the team waited for two hours before learning that their goal had been disallowed, ultimately losing 1-2 to their opponents.

Argentina’s media expressed anger over the result of the match between Argentina and Morocco, referring to it as a “horror movie.”

In the 106th minute of the game, Medina scored to level the score at 2-2. However, the match was interrupted due to Moroccan fans throwing fireworks onto the pitch and spectators invading the field. Nearly two hours later, the match resumed, and Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg, after reviewing the VAR, ruled the goal invalid.

Argentine media outlets commented on the incident, labeling it a “historic scandal,” a “farce at the Paris Olympics,” and “simply a joke.”

Clarín published an article online stating, “Farce at the Paris Olympics: The Argentine team waited two hours to find out their goal was disallowed and ended up losing to Morocco.”

La Nación wrote, “Scandal in the Olympic football match: Argentina briefly equalized but the game was paused due to spectators entering the field. Two hours later, the goal was ruled invalid, and Morocco emerged victorious.”

Olé posted a brief comment on social media platforms: “Simply a joke, the greatest shame of the Olympics.”

TyC Sports referred to it as an “unprecedented scandal,” stating, “This match is destined to go down in history because of its unprecedented conclusion. Argentina lost 2-1 to Morocco in their first match at the Paris Olympics, with the game interrupted due to fans entering the field.”

TyC Sports also shared on social media a photo of Argentine players embracing in celebration after defeating France in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, captioning it, “Some things can’t be erased.”

ESPN described the match as a “horror movie,” writing, “In their opening match at the Paris Olympics, Argentina had a chance for heroic redemption, which ultimately turned into a horror movie: Down 0-2, they managed to level the score at 2-2, but the game was interrupted by spectators entering the field. After a 90-minute delay, the match resumed, and VAR ruled the goal invalid. Morocco eventually won 2-1.”

Argentina’s head coach Mascherano stated, “Fans entered the field seven times.” This outcome gave Argentina a poor start to their campaign at the Paris Olympics, with stars like Messi and De Paul expressing their dissatisfaction.