The Argentinian FA is said to have filed a complaint with FIFA after VAR ruled out their last-minute equaliser against Morocco.
Argentina equalised in the 106th minute.
Pitch invasion forced the match to be suspended.
VAR cancelled the goal following the restart.
Even before the game began, fans at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St-Etienne booed Argentine players and the national anthem, seemingly in response to Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez’s alleged racist chants against France during their Copa America victory celebrations. However, things took a turn for the worst as the Albiceleste equalised in the final minutes of stoppage time.
Following the equaliser, Morocco fans flooded the ground, and the game, which appeared to be going for a 2-2 draw, was quickly halted. The players from both teams were removed off the pitch and left for more than an hour. However, their spectacular recovery from 2-0 down was cut short when VAR intervened and the semi-automated offside technology ruled that Cristian Medina was offside in the build-up to the goal, which was disallowed more than 60 minutes later.
According to TyC Sports journalist Gaston Edul, the AFA has filed a formal complaint with the FIFA disciplinary tribunal. The complaint centers on how the match was handled and the pitch invasion, which caused considerable delays and widespread confusion.
The Argentina-Morocco encounter at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be remembered for its tumultuous scenes and the contentious VAR ruling that altered the outcome. Nonetheless, Argentina must recover from this shocking defeat in order to keep their Olympic aspirations alive. They will face Iraq on July 27, followed by their last group-stage match against Ukraine on July 30.