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Argentina and Morocco Olympics controversy explained: Why was the scoring changed?

Argentina and Morocco Olympics controversy explained: Why was the scoring changed?

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Football fans are baffled by the controversy surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics between Argentina and Morocco. The Argentina team seemed to tie the score with a last-second goal at 2-2, but just over an hour later the score was 2-1 and Morocco won the match. Many are wondering what happened during the match that changed the score and caused fans to storm the pitch, causing the match to be stopped in the first place. Here is a look at the controversial result between Argentina and Morocco in one of the opening matches of the 2024 Olympics.

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Many events contributed to the controversy in the Argentina-Morocco Olympic soccer match. Here is a timeline of what happened during the match.

After 90 minutes of play, Morocco were leading 2-1 against Argentina. However, the referee decided that Morocco were wasting time in the second half, which prompted him to add 15 minutes of added injury time to the clock. Some fans felt that this amount of extra time was excessive.

Argentina's 90'+16th minute equalizer against Morocco was ruled out for offside 2 hours after the end of the match. Justice done, but why did it take 2 hours. One of the most embarrassing moments in football ever… pic.twitter.com/w4jFIFA7E9