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