Paris – The Argentinian footballers entered the Olympic tournament with a 2:2 draw with Morocco, scoring the equalizing goal in the 16th minute of stoppage time. Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1. The tournament started two days before Friday’s ceremonial opening of the games in Paris, and in the evening it will feature another of the favorites, home France.
Both opening duels were closed by long setups. It took 17 minutes in St.-Étienne and the Argentines used the added time to earn a point. They were losing after Rahimi’s two goals, in the second half he was substituted by Giuliano Simeone, the son of Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone. And in time 90.+16 then Medina determined the final result.
At the Parc des Princes in Paris, ten minutes were set up, but the score did not change. Uzbekistan put up a lot of resistance to the favorite, the half ended in a 1:1 draw. The Spaniard Gómez did not convert a penalty kick after the break, but three minutes later he secured the expected win for his team.
XXXIII. Summer Olympics in Paris:
Football:
Men:
Group B:
Argentina – Morocco 2:2 (0:1)
Goals: 68. Simeone, 90.+16 Medina – 45.+2 and 51. from pen. Rahimi.
19:00 Iraq – Ukraine.
Group C:
Uzbekistan – Spain 1:2 (1:1)
Goals: 45.+3 Šomurodov from pen. – 29. Pubill, 62. Gómez.
17:00 Egypt – Dominican Republic.
Group A:
17:00 Guinea – New Zealand,
21:00 France – USA.
Group D:
19:00 Japan – Paraguay,
21:00 Mali – Israel.
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