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Paris Olympics 2024: Argentina-Morocco match featured pitch invasion, 15 minutes of injury time, late equalizer overturned by VAR

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Cristian Medina's goal very late into injury time appeared to save Argentina from losing its Olympics opener to Morocco during Wednesday's men's soccer action, but VAR ruled that Medina was offside, giving Morocco the 2-1 win.

Following Medina's would-be tying goal, chaos ensued. Fans invaded the pitch in Saint-Étienne and the match was suspended for over an hour, even as some believed it ended in a 2-2 draw.

Almost as long as the delay was the amount of injury time the referee determined was needed to finish the match. With Morocco up 2-1, a minimum of 15 minutes were added and it was Medina heading home what everyone thought would hold as the equalizer after Argentina hit the cross bar twice.