The Olympic Opening Ceremonies kick off on Friday, but the Games themselves are already in full swing.
The men’s Olympic soccer tournament kicked off Wednesday, with all 16 participating teams playing their opening matches in venues across France.
Argentina and Morocco kicked things off from Saint-Etienne, playing out what appeared to be a volatile 2-2 draw in front of a raucous pro-Morocco crowd. When Argentina scored its equalizing goal 16 minutes into added time, Moroccan fans erupted.
Their anger was understandable — the game hadn’t required that much extra time and it felt as if the referees were waiting for Argentina to score — but their means of expressing it were risky and violent. Projectiles rained down from the stands and forced the players to abandon the field.