Spain defeat Uzbekistan 2-1 in football opening game of Paris 2024

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp and Emre Asikci

Spain defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in the opening game of competition in Men's Group C, which began at 1300GMT.

Marc Pubill drew first blood for Spain in the 29th minute, then Eldor Shomurodov leveled the score from a penalty kick in the 48th minute.

Sergio Gomez tallied the winning goal for Spain in the 62nd minute.

- Other opening game between Morocco and Argentina ends with 2-2 tie

Morocco drew 2-2 with Argentina in the football opening game at Men's Group B of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday.

Soufiane Rahimi brought the lead to Morocco in the 45th minute, then he scored once more from a penalty kick, four minutes later.

Giuliano Simeone netted for Argentina in the 68th minute but his team struggled to net the leveling goal for a while.

Cristian Medina secured the draw with a late equalizer in the 106th minute.

The game was interrupted several times due to some fans invading the pitch.

The schedule of other Olympic football matches of Wednesday are as follows:

Guinea vs. New Zealand (Nice)

Egypt vs. Dominican Republic (La Beaujoire)

Iraq vs. Ukraine (Lyon)

Japan vs. Paraguay (Bordeaux)

France vs. US (Marseille)

Mali vs. Israel (Parc des Princes)

- Australia Rugby Sevens team kicks off Paris 2024 campaign with Samoa win

Australian men's rugby sevens team claimed a 21-14 victory over Samoa at the Stade de France in Men's Pool B.

In another opener game, Argentina beat Kenya 31-12 in Men's Pool B while Hosts France were held to a 12-12 draw with Team U.S.A in Men's Pool C.