Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights, July 24: France beats USA 3-0 in football; Morocco shocks Argentina amid chaos

Argentina 1-2 Morocco 

Uzbekistan 1-2 Spain 

Guinea 1-2 New Zealand 

Egypt 0-0 Dominican Republic 

Iraq 2-1 Ukraine 

Japan 5-0 Paraguay 

France 3-0 United States 

Mali 1-1 Israel 

The contest between Mali and Israel ends in a 1-1 stalemate after a goalless first-half. That concludes all action for the day. 

After a goalless first-half, France prevails 3-0 against the USA and kicks off its football campaign with a comprehensive victory. 

Loic Bade triples the lead for the host in the 85th minute to well and truly put this contest beyond the grasp of the USA. 

Mali equalises through Cheickna Doumbia in the 63rd minute of play after Hamidou Diallo opened the scoring for Israel in the 57th minute. 

Alexandre Lacazette opens the scoring for France in the 61st minute before Michael Olise doubles the host’s lead in the 69th. France 2-0 ahead against USA. 

Australia 21-14 Samoa 

Argentina 31-12 Kenya

France 12-12 USA

Fiji 40-12 Uruguay 

Ireland 10-5 South Africa

New Zealand 40-12 Japan 

Australia 21-7 Kenya

Argentina 28-12 Samoa

France 19-12 Uruguay 

Fiji 38-12 USA

Ireland 40-5 Japan 

New Zealand 17-5 South Africa 

A hard-fought 17-5 win for New Zealand against South Africa. That’s two wins in two for New Zealand today and as many defeats for South Africa. 

It’s a goalless first-half between Mali and Israel too after both teams missed an attempt each in stoppage time. 

It’s a stalemate between host France and the USA at half-time after three minutes of stoppage time. 

Ireland thrashes Japan 40-5 to register its second consecutive win, while Japan stumbles to its second loss today. 

Scores at full-time:

Japan 5 - 0 Paraguay

Iraq 2 - 1 Ukraine

Iowane Teba leads Fiji to a 38-12 win over USA in the Pool C encounter of the Rugby 7s discipline. 

FIJ 38 - 12 USA

GOAL!! A brace inside seven minutes for Fujio as Japan makes it 5-0 against Paraguay. 

JPN 5 - 0 PAR

GOAL!! Shota Fujio increases Japan’s lead with a 81st minute goal. 

JPN 4 - 0 PAR

Uruguay tumbles to its second loss in two games, going down 12-19 to France.

FRA 19 - 12 URU

Iraq gets into the lead against Ukraine after Jasim Ali finds the back of the net in the 75th minute.

IRQ 2-1 UKR

The Japanese firepower seems just too much to handle for Paraguay as they score their third goal.

JPN 3-0 PAR

Japan leads 10-man Paraguay 1-0

Iraq level with Ukraine on 0-0

Joaquin Pellandini led Argentina to a comfortable 28-12 win over Samoa in the Pool B Rugby 7s match. 

ARG 28 - 12 SAM

Dietrich Roache scores three convertions to help Australia beat Kenya 21-7 in the Pool B encounter. 

AUS 21 - 7 KEN

Paraguay midfielder Wilder Vieira has been shown a red card after VAR reckons his stamp on the Japan player was reckless. 

JPN 1 - 0 PAR

GOAL!! Shinsuke Mito puts Japan in front against Paraguay in the Group D encounter. Ayumu Ohata gets the assist. 

JPN 1 - 0 PAR

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Ben Waine’s 76th minute winner proves the difference between the sides as New Zealand beats Guinea by 2 goals to 1. 

GUI 1 - 2 NZL

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Argentina’s equaliser disallowed! Medina’s goal in the 90+16th minute has now been disallowed for offside in the buildup. Play resumes in the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne. After three minutes of play, the referee blows for full time, handing Morocco a win!

ARG 1 - 2 MAR

A goalless draw in Nantes as Egypt and Dominican Republic share the spoils in the Group C encounter. 

EGY 0 - 0 DOM

Three more minutes of stoppage time to be added to the Argentina vs Morocco Group B football game. The remaining time will be played behind closed doors.

Fans had swarmed the ground earlier after Cristian Medina scored the equaliser in the 16th minute of added time. The players will have 20 minutes to warm up. 

GOAL!! Quick touches to sieve through the Guinea defence and Lachlan Bayliss squares the ball in the box for Ben Waine to score and put New Zealand back ahead.

GUI 1 - 2 NZL

GOAL!! Amadou Diawara drills the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box to pull things back for Guinea. 

GUI 1 - 1 NZL

Goal disallowed!! Aliou Balde scores the equaliser for Guinea against New Zealand, but a VAR check finds that there was an offside in the buildup by Amadou Diallo!

GUI 0 - 1 NZL

Akuila Rokolisoa scores three tries and conversions to help New Zealand beat Japan 40-12 in a Pool A encounter.

NZL beats JPN 40-12

New Zealand leads Japan 19-7 at Half Time! Akuila Rokolisoa manages to earn and convert two tries in the opening half. 

A late try from Selvyn Davids proves too little too late for South Africa who starts its Paris 2024 Rugby 7s competition with a 5-12 loss at the hands of Ireland.

Ireland beats South Africa 12-5

NZ leads Guinea 1-0

Egypt vs Dominican Republic level at 0-0

GOAL!! Matthew Garbett makes amends immediately after!! Finds space in the box weaving inbetween the defenders to score the opener. 

GUI 0 - 1 NZ (Garbett 25’)

Penalty miss!! Matthew Garbett slots the penalty wide and squanders and excellent chance for New Zealand to go ahead against Guinea.

Fiji gets its Paris 2024 Rugby 7s campaign underway with a 40-12 win over Uruguay in a Pool C encounter. 

FIJ 40 - 12 URU

GOAL!! Cristian Medina scores in the 16th minute of second half stoppage time! Some ping pong in the box with the ball richocheting off the post before Medina managed to get the vital touch. Javier Mascherano’s men manage to take a point in the Group B encounter.

ARG 2 - 2 MAR

Spain had to work hard but it has managed to secure its first win of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Marc Pubill put La Roja in the lead with a header following a free-kick. Uzbekistan drew level with a Eldor Shomurodov penalty. Sergio Gomez missed a penalty but made amends by slotting in the winner in the 62nd minute.

UZB 1 - 2 ESP

There were a few Uzbekistan players on the floor after the corner was swung in. VAR has a look and reckons there was no real foul committed. Play on is the decision.

UZB 1 - 2 ESP

France and the United States play out a 12-12 tie in their Men’s Pool C Rugby Sevens game. 

Argentina thrashes Kenya 31-12 in the Rugby Sevens Men’s Pool B game. 

GOAL! Sergio Gomez’ left-footed shot from the centre of the box ensures Spain take a 2-1 lead over Uzbekistan

UZB 1-2 ESP

GOAL! Giuliano Simeone buries it past the keeper at close range to bring Argentina back into the game. There was some commotion inside the box as the Moroccan players suspected Simeone was offside but the goal stood

ARG 1-2 MAR

Uzbekistan’s keeper comes up clutch to save Sergio Gomez’s penalty and keep the scores level. Not the best placement from Gomez, who hit towards the centre of the goal. 

UZB 1 - 1 ESP

GOAL!! Rahimi calmly slots home the penalty to give Morocco a two-goal lead! A VAR check was made for a foul by the attacking player ahead of the foul but the original decision stood. 

ARG 0 - 2 MAR

Agustin Fraca with acres of space down the left to score an easy try for Argentina. Tobias Wade misses the conversion.

ARG 5 - 7 KEN

Chrisant Ojwang showing his pace to run past the Argentinian defence and score a try which is duly converted by Antony Mboya.

ARG 0 - 7 KEN

Faafoi Falaniko’s try and Tom Maiava’s conversion is too late for Samoa, which stumbles to a 14-21 loss against Australia in the opening Rugby 7s encounter.

Australia beats Samoa 21-14

GOAL!! Eldor Shomurodov makes no mistake, finding the bottom left corner with his penalty to bring Uzbekistan back level!

UZB 1 - 1 ESP

GOAL!! Soufiane Rahimi scores for Morocco! A low ball into the box from Hakimi and Rahimi turns it in to stun Argentina!

ARG 0 - 1 MAR

VAR has awarded Uzbekistan a penalty after review. Hamraliev is adjudged to have been fouled in the box by Cubarsi!

Nathan Lawson shows his pace down the left side to score a try for Australia! Dietrich Roache scores the try to give Australia a 7-point lead!

AUS 14 - 7 SAM

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Uzbekistan has a freekick right at the edge of the box after a foul by goalscorer Pubill. Jaloliddinov’s attempt is tame and straight at the keeper. 

UZB 0 - 1 ESP

Henry Hutchinson gets a try and Dietrich Roache completes the conversion to bring Australia back level against Samoa!

AUS 7 - 7 SAM

Samoa takes the lead against Australia in the first Rugby 7s match of Paris 2024! Motu Opetai with the try and Paul Scanlan completes the conversion!

AUS 0 - 7 SAM

GOAL!! Spain scores the first goal of the Paris 2024 football competition. A cross into the box following a free-kick from the left and Marc Pubill is the unlikely goal scorer, heading in at the far post!!

UZB 0 - 1 ESP

Morocco and Uzbekistan have managed to keep Argentina and Spain at bay as the clock ticks to twenty minutes in the group stages fixtures of the football discipline. La Roja enjoying 60 per cent possession against the Uzbeks while La Albiceleste are just edging Morocco. 

19:00 - Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Samoa

19:30 - Rugby Sevens - Argentina vs Kenya

20:00 - Rugby Sevens - France vs United States

20:30 - Rugby Sevens - Fiji vs Uruguay

21:00 - Rugby Sevens - Ireland vs South Africa

21:30 - Rugby Sevens - New Zealand vs Japan

22:30 - Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Kenya

23:00 - Rugby Sevens - Argentina vs Samoa

23:30 - Rugby Sevens - France vs Uruguay

00:00 - Rugby Sevens - Fiji vs United States

00:30 - Rugby Sevens - Ireland vs Japan

01:00 - Rugby Sevens - New Zealand vs South Africa

Argentina and Spain kick off the first action on French soil as part of the Paris 2024 Olympics, playing Morocco and Uzbekistan in the group stage respectively! Stay Tuned for updates!

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Uzbekistan: A Nematov (GK); K Alikulov, A Khusanov, M Hamraliev, I Yuldoshev; A Buriev, U Rakhmonaliev, A Fayzullaev, J Jaloliddinov, O Urunov; E Shomurodov (C)

Spain: A Tenas (GK); M Pubill, P Cubarsi, E Garcia, J Miranda; F Lopez, P Barrios, A Oroz, A Baena, S Gomez; A Ruiz (C)

Stay tuned for all updates from the opening group stage football matches of Paris 2024 Olympics. (All times in IST)

Here is the football schedule for today: 

18:30 - Football - Argentina vs Morocco 

18:30 - Football - Uzbekistan vs Spain

20:30 - Football - Guinea vs New Zealand 

20:30 - Football - Egypt vs Dominican Republic

22:30 - Football - Iraq vs Ukraine

22:30 - Football - Japan vs Paraguay

00:30 - Football - France vs United States

00:30 - Football - Mali vs Israel

Argentina: Rulli (GK); M Di Cesare, J Soler, J Garcia, N Otamendi (C); C Medina, S Hezze, K Zenon, T Almada; J Alvarez, L Beltran

Morocco: M El Kajoui (GK); A Hakimi (C), M Boukamir, O Targhalline, Z El Ouahdi; A Richardson, O El Azzouzi, E Ben Seghir, B El Khannouss, I Akhomach; S Rahimi

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