‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner

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  • Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982

  • Players celebrate on the pitch with the message

The Argentina players celebrated https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/15/england-argentina-world-cup-semi-final-match-report">their World Cup win over England with a banner saying “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, making reference to https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/15/argentina-england-tensions-world-cup-football">the 1982 Falklands war.

Argentina were 1-0 down with five minutes to go of the semi-final in Atlanta but rallied and scored twice in quick succession https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jul/15/england-v-argentina-world-cup-2026-semi-final-live">to reach a second straight World Cup final, where they will face Spain in New Jersey on Sunday.

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