Olympic soccer
France defeats Argentina’s “Albiceleste” 1:0!
France's footballers have reached the Olympic semi-finals and gained a little revenge on Argentina for their bitter defeat in the 2022 World Cup final!
The "Équipe Tricolore" won 1:0 thanks to a goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta against the South Americans after a heated encounter in Bordeaux and will now face Egypt, who beat Paraguay 5:4 on penalties, in the semi-finals on Monday. After the game, there was still some tumult and shoving.
Ten minutes of stoppage time
Mateta scored the decisive goal for the hosts in the fifth minute of a controversial and at times heated match. A further goal by future Bayern striker Michael Olise was taken back after video evidence due to a foul on the passer. In the ten minutes of stoppage time, however, the French repelled all attacks.
Racist chants after Copa triumph
The incidents at the South American Championship had made the match even more explosive. After the Copa triumph, Argentinian national players had started racist chants with derogatory lyrics about French players of African origin.
Midfielder Enzo Fernández, on whose Instagram account the video was posted, later apologized. Julián Álvarez from Manchester City and Nicolás Otamendi from Benfica Lisbon are also in the Copa squad for the Olympics.
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