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Argentina football team booed in Paris after racism scandal

Updated on: 25 July,2024 07:03 AM IST  |  Paris
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The vast majority of the 35,000-strong crowd, most of them supporting Morocco, continued to whistle at Argentina’s players during the game. 

Argentina football team booed in Paris after racism scandal

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Argentina’s Olympic football team were given a hostile reception by fans in their opening match against Morocco, after a recent racism scandal following their senior side’s Copa America triumph.


The players were met with boos and whistles when they entered the field in Saint-Etienne, while the Argentinian national anthem was also jeered. The vast majority of the 35,000-strong crowd, most of them supporting Morocco, continued to whistle at Argentina’s players during the game. 


The  tie ended 2-2 after two-time gold medallists Argentina fought back from two goals down to snatch a point with a header from Cristian Medina in the 16th minute of added time. The fans responded to that equaliser on Wednesday by raining down plastic bottles and cups, onto the pitch.


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