France's grudge match with Argentina ended in ugly scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal to put the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals on Friday with a 1-0 win, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt. Tensions spilled over at full-time in Bordeaux with rival players and staff clashing on the pitch
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