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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="footballco-bet-betsense">{"type":"footballco-bet-betsense","data":{}}</script><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_d6e1e5da-7d9a-43d5-97e1-f4350a3cd7e3"}}</script><ul><li>France edged out Argentina 1-0</li><li>Tempers flared after the match</li><li>Players and staff involved in brawl</li></ul>

Massive brawl breaks out after France eliminate Argentina from Olympics, just weeks after Enzo Fernandez's 'racist' chant overshadowed Copa success

<p>The French team secured a 1-0 victory over the two-time gold medalists, thanks to a goal from Jean-Philip Mateta, but the game's conclusion saw tensions reach a boiling point. After the final whistle players and staff from both teams clashed on the pitch. The French coaching staff and players rushed onto the field to celebrate their advancement to the Olympic semi-finals on home soil, while Argentina's coaches and substitutes also entered the playing area. The situation quickly escalated as Argentine players confronted a French player which provided the initial spark to the brawl. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>As the altercation intensified, more players joined in, attempting to either escalate or defuse the situation. The exact trigger for the brawl remains unclear. However, some speculate that French midfielder Enzo Millot's enthusiastic celebration may have provoked an angry response from the Argentine players.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>This altercation comes on the heels of a recent racism controversy when Argentine midfielder, Fernandez, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video-argentina-national-anthem-boos-paris-olympics-mens-football-fans-react-enzo-fernandez-racist-anti-french-chant/blt5517f43a1e04f0e0" target="_blank">got involved in a a scandal for participating in racist chants</a> during the Copa America celebrations. The incident drew widespread condemnation, and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-slammed-response-enzo-fernandez-racism-ex-blues-star-insists-argentine-midfielder-banned/blt9efbbe2226974fdd" target="_blank">Fernandez issued public and private apologies,</a> to his Chelsea team-mates to express his remorse. Wesley Fofana, a French player at Chelsea who had earlier labelled the incident as "uninhibited racism" on social media, revealed that he and Fernandez have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/he-is-not-racist-wesley-fofana-speaks-enzo-fernandez-discriminatory-argentina-chant-chelsea/blt8e536989d7d73bb9" target="_blank">reconciled following a face-to-face chat</a>. Fofana explained that Fernandez was unaware of the offensive nature of the chants and did not intend to harm anyone.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The recent brawl and the preceding racism controversy highlight that tensions remain between the two nations and things could flare up in the future when these two footballing giants meet again. For now, the focus will likely shift back to France's performances in the Olympics as they are set to face Egypt in the last four on August 5.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Ugly scenes! Massive brawl breaks out after France eliminate Argentina from Olympics - just weeks after Enzo Fernandez's 'racist' chant overshadowed Copa America success | Goal.com US

A massive brawl broke out after France eliminated Argentina from the Olympics - just weeks after Enzo Fernandez&apos;s racism row.

Massive brawl breaks out after France eliminate Argentina from Olympics, just weeks after Enzo Fernandez&apos;s &apos;racist&apos; chant overshadowed Copa success