French and Argentinians brawl at Olympic quarter final grudge match
August 5 – Thierry Henry, head coach of the French men’s Olympic team, was left fuming as his team’s grudge quarterfinal with Argentina ended with a mass brawl that saw Enzo Millot red carded.
France won 1-0 through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early strike as the host nation chased their first football gold medal in 40 years.
But emotions boiled over after the final whistle in Bordeaux on Friday night, with players from both teams involved in ugly scenes and the melee continuing into the tunnel.
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