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Argentina 1-2 Morocco | Albiceleste suffer loss in Olympic opener

International Football

World champions Argentina went down 2-1 to Morocco in their opening game at the Paris Olympics. The clash, a feisty one in Saint-Etienne, was marred by crowd trouble and eventually finished in an empty stadium, with the Atlas Lions prevailing over the Albiceleste.

All three of Argentina’s over 23 players in their squad- goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli, defender Nicolas Otamendi and forward Julian Alvarez, started for the South American giants. Veteran centre-back Otamendi, who currently plies his trade for Benfica, wore the armband for Argentina, with PSG right-back Achraf Hakimi doing likewise for Morocco.

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Germany starting lineup vs France U17 Euro Final | German team that won U17 European Championships in 2023

German Football, International Football

Here is the German starting XI that beat France in the final of the 2023 European U17 Championships in Hungary. The team was captained by Barcelona’s Noah Darvich, and they edged France 5:4 on penalties after the game had ended 0:0 in regular time.

This was Germany’s fourth Euro U17 title; France were the defending champions.

Darvich missed his penalty in the shootout, but Herrmann, Dardai, Bulut, Brunner and Ouedraogo all converted theirs.

Germany starting XI v France 2023