Iraq takes 2-1 lead over Ukraine
Iraq's Ali Jasim dribbled past several Ukraine defenders, sliding a perfectly placed kick on the edge of the box past the keeper in the 75th minute. Iraq now leads 2-1.
Israeli fans enter stadium draped in flag
Israeli soccer fans weren't hard to spot as they entered Parc des Princes ahead of their team's match against Mali.
"We are here to support Israel so it's time to to wear the flag," said 41-year-old Paris engineer David Gill, one of many supporters wearing an Israeli flag as a cape. "We're in the stadium, there are police and security so I don't have to be afraid to have my flag."
Yuval Israeli, as 23-year-old who works for a tech startup near Tel Aviv, said he felt perfectly safe wearing his Star of David flag on the grounds knowing there's such heavy security.
Asked if he'd keep his cape on after the match on public transit, his answer had little to do with politics or war: "Depends if we win."
Japan scores twice in second half vs. Paraguay, take 3-0 lead
Japan's Shunsuke Mito scored his second goal of the game, heading past the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute. Minutes later, Koki Saito found teammate Yamamoto Rihito on the edge of the box, scoring a left footed goal into the edge of the net.
Iraq scores penalty, ties game against Ukraine 1-1
Iraq's captain Aymen Hussein scored a penalty to tie their men's soccer match against Ukraine 1-1 in the 57th minute. A penalty was rewarded after a shove in the box.
Morocco fans invade field, and Argentina's equalizer is disallowed
Cry for me Argentina! Cristian Medina's header goal in the 16th minute of stoppage time that brought the Latin American nation to a 2-2 tie with Morocco was too good to be true.
Moroccan fans invaded the field to protest the late goal, turning the stadium into chaos. The game was suspended for nearly two hours.
The match later resumed with only three minutes left on the clock at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with no fans in attendance. After a VAR review, the ref disallowed Medina's equalizer for being offside.
The final result was Morocco 2, Argentina 1.
Uzbekistan scores first-ever goal at major soccer tournament
Eldor Shomurodov scored a penalty against Spain for Uzbekistan's first ever goal in a major soccer tournament during their opening match of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A penalty was awarded by the referee after contact from several Spanish players in the box.
Uzbekistan lost the match, however, 2-1. Their next match is against Egypt on Saturday.
Japan scores 1-0 to take lead against Paraguay
Japan's men's soccer team scored the opening goal in its first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the 19th minute, left-back Ayumu Ohata found his teammate Shunsuke Mito in the box, who slid it past the goalkeeper.
However, just minutes later, Paraguay's Wilder Viera made contact with Japan's Yu Hirakawa's ankle. A VAR review led to Viera being sent off as Paraguay are now down to 10 men.
New Zealand defeats Guinea 2-1 in men's soccer match
New Zealand won its first men's soccer game with a 2-1 result over Guinea. Although New Zealand missed its first scoring opportunity after a penalty was awarded for an improper sliding tackle, it later scored in the 25th minute courtesy of Matthew Garbett to go ahead 1-0.
In the second half, Guinea equalized with a goal from outside the box by Amadou Diawara in the 72nd minute. However, four minutes later, New Zealand's Ben Waine made a darting run toward the goalkeeper, tapping in what became the game-winning goal at 2-1.
New Zealand faces the United States in its next match Saturday.
Who carried the flag previously?
This year's flag bearers for Team USA, Coco Gauff and LeBron James, will become the second duo to do so after baseball star Eddy Alvarez and basketball player Sue Bird carried the flag in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympics were the first to allow one male and one female flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
Swimming legend Michael Phelps carried the Stars and Stripes in 2016 in Rio, following in the footsteps of fencer Mariel Zagunis, who, four years earlier, did so in London.
France's interior minister says terror suspect may have targeted Paris Games
A man arrested in France on Tuesday and accused of plotting a terror attack may have targeted the 2024 Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Darmanin was speaking to French news station BFMTV and did not provide any further details.
The 18-year-old man was arrested in the Gironde region in southwest France on Tuesday, charged with preparing an act of terrorism, a source at the National Counterterrorism Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed to NBC News.
"We think it's connected to plans for a violent act against the Olympic Games," Darmanin said.
France’s Interior Ministry did not respond to an NBC News request for comment.