SAINT-ETIENNE, France — The Olympic men's football tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) with Morocco's shocking 2-1 win against two-time gold medalist Argentina.
The result tells only part of the story after a dramatic end to the match in Saint-Etienne, which had to be suspended for nearly two hours when furious Morocco fans ran on to the pitch and threw bottles from the stands to protest a late goal by Argentina in the 16th minute of added time.
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