Olympic football CHAOS as Argentina and Morocco are called back out to finish final three minutes of their match... over an HOUR after players walked off with equaliser ruled out after pitch invasion

Argentina and Morocco's players returned to nan transportation to decorativeness their opening lucifer of nan men's Olympic shot tourney complete an hr aft nan lucifer was delayed, arsenic nan North Africans yet earned a 2-1 triumph successful singular circumstances.

Both sets of teams were forced to time off nan section aft Moroccan fans invaded nan transportation aft Argentina had scored a equalising extremity successful nan 106th infinitesimal of nan match.

Argentina had fought backmost from 2-0 down to look to person snatched a constituent successful nan match.

Players were led down nan passageway for their ain information aft flare, bottles and cups were thrown astatine Argentina's celebrating players. Fans were instructed to time off nan stadium, pinch messages connected nan large surface stating nan lucifer had been suspended.

The lucifer was listed arsenic being delayed pinch nan people level astatine 2-2, pinch some Argentina and Morocco listing nan lucifer arsenic a consequence connected societal media. 

In singular scenes, players were past recalled to complete nan closing stages of nan match.

A VAR reappraisal connected Argentina's extremity recovered that Medina had been offside, pinch Argentina's equaliser subsequently ruled out.

Players were granted a 20 infinitesimal warm-up earlier a resumption astatine 7pm section time, 4 hours aft nan lucifer had kicked disconnected successful Saint-Etienne.

The referee began nan resumption of play by confirming Argentina's equalising extremity had been ruled retired for offside.

Argentina were incapable to find different equaliser successful nan 3 minutes that were played aft nan restart, pinch Morocco celebrating a 2-1 triumph successful bonzer circumstances. 

Argentina's elder men's skipper Lionel Messi, who is not portion of nan squad astatine nan Olympics, reacted to nan lucifer beryllium labelling nan business arsenic 'extraordinary' connected societal media. 

The pre-match build-up had surrounded nan anger from Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez engaging successful a racist singalong pinch nan Argentinian nationalist team.

The anger spilled into nan Games successful France, pinch missiles forcing their crippled pinch Morocco to beryllium suspended.

Argentina were booed by fans astatine nan Stade Geoffroy-Guichard successful St-Etienne but nan business worsened erstwhile they equalised 16 minutes into stoppage time. 

A extremity from Giuliano Simeone and a stoppage clip effort from Cristian Medina saw Argentina conflict backmost to look to person levelled nan match. 

Medina's stoppage clip extremity was followed by a transportation penetration from immoderate Moroccan fans, while firecrackers, flares and bottles were thrown arsenic Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg told nan players to time off nan pitch. 

A connection was displayed astatine nan stadium, reference 'your convention has been suspended, please time off nan stadium'.

Players were past recalled to complete nan lucifer down closed doors pinch fans having near nan venue.

Medina's extremity was disallowed upon nan resumption, pinch Morocco starring done two Soufiane Rahimi efforts. 

There were much than 4 hours betwixt nan commencement of nan lucifer and nan last whistle. 

And conscionable complete an hr aft kick-off successful nan football, Argentina's rugby sevens broadside were loudly booed up of their conflict against Kenya.

The boos drowning retired nan anthem came conscionable complete a week aft Chelsea footballer Fernandez filmed himself and his Argentina team-mates singing a chant directed astatine France's achromatic players pursuing their Copa America triumph.

The song, which besides singles retired Kylian Mbappe, was condemned by nan French Football Federation who revenge a title to FIFA.

Fernandez's Chelsea team-mate Wesley Fofana besides reposted nan video and labelled nan chant 'uninhibited racism' earlier unfollowing Fernandez connected Instagram.

Two different Chelsea players - Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi - besides unfollowed Fernandez.

The midfielder subsequently apologised for nan video and insisted he is not racist, while Chelsea reacted by condemning 'all forms of discriminatory behaviour' anterior to conducting their ain investigation.

But fans wrong nan Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium and nan Stade de France had intelligibly not forgotten what has gone connected successful caller days, and made their feelings clear really they felt astir nan behaviour of nan Argentina footballers past week.

France's erstwhile shot skipper Hugo Lloris described nan arguable opus arsenic an 'attack connected French people' this week and urged that it was a correction that must been learned from.

'It doesn't matter if you are successful a infinitesimal of euphoria because you person won an important trophy,' he told BBC Sport. 'It demands moreover much work erstwhile you are a winner.

'You don't want to perceive aliases spot this benignant of point successful football. We each guidelines against favoritism and racism.

'I conscionable deliberation and dream it is simply a mistake. We each make mistakes sometimes and hopefully they will study from it.'

Relations betwixt France and Argentina worsened aft nan tense and enthralling 2022 World Cup last successful Qatar, which saw Lionel Messi and Co narrowly triumph connected penalties pursuing a 3-3 draw.

Kylian Mbappe, who netted a hat-trick successful nan showpiece, was ruthlessly mocked arsenic portion of Argentina's overjubilant celebrations.

Despite playing a cardinal domiciled successful Argentina's World Cup and Copa America triumphs, Fernandez is not playing astatine nan Olympics and is presently enjoying clip distant from nan transportation up of nan caller play pinch Chelsea.

He was paraded astatine his aged nine River Plate complete nan weekend, only for nan full crowd to commencement singing nan chant aimed astatine France's achromatic players erstwhile more.

The chaotic scenes successful France coincided pinch Chelsea’s caller caput coach Enzo Maresca utilizing his first property convention successful nan United States to play down talk of Fernandez’s footage disrupting their pre-season preparations, claiming they will brushwood nary issues erstwhile he returns. 

Speaking retired successful nan US wherever Chelsea are presently connected their pre-season tour, Maresca said: 'The subordinate did a statement, apologised, and nan nine did nan same. I don't deliberation location is thing to add, nan business is already clear.'

Asked if location will beryllium problems bringing him backmost into nan squad, Maresca added: 'I don't deliberation so, to beryllium honest. At nan end, they are each quality beings, I don't deliberation location are immoderate bad intentions from immoderate 1 of them.

'When Enzo is back, I don't deliberation we will person immoderate problems, nan subordinate already clarified nan situation, and nan nine did nan same. There is thing to add.

'He is not a bad quality being. It tin happen, I don't deliberation location are immoderate problems astatine all. I said pinch Enzo, I said pinch a batch of them. The subordinate has made a connection and apologised, it is clear.'

Reece James besides broached nan taxable arsenic nan Chelsea skipper said: 'Enzo acknowledged he did incorrect and apologised to nan nine and nan team. I person spoken to Enzo and everyone progressive but those conversations person to enactment successful house.'