Friday's quarter-final between France and Argentina in the men's Olympic football tournament was followed by a huge melee on the field.<br /><br />Hosts France, managed by Thierry Henry, won the game 1-0 to set up a clash with Egypt in the last four thanks to an early goal by Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta.<br /><br />The game was the latest chapter in a fierce rivalry between these two great footballing nations.<br /><br />Tension between the two has been high since Argentina beat Les Bleus in a penalty shootout to win an epic FIFA World Cup final in December 2022.<br /><br />Some of Argentina's fans celebrated that victory with a derogatory chant about France that has been widely condemned as racist, homophobic, and transphobic.<br /><br />But that song was sung again - including by a group of players - after Argentina won this summer's Copa America in the USA.<br /><br />Before Friday's match, Argentina's national anthem was widely booed by the crowd at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.<br /><br />But that song was sung again - including by a group of players - after Argentina won this summer's Copa America in the USA.<br /><br />Before Friday's match, Argentina's national anthem was widely booed by the crowd at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.<br /><br />Friday's fixture may have missed the star power of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, but it did not lack intensity.<br /><br />The referee awarded 30 fouls, issued 10 yellow cards, and sent off France midfielder Enzo Millot.
