After defeating the English, the Argentinians waved a scandalous poster.

2026-07-16 09:58 © scanpix

The Argentina national team players repeated a scandalous act from the past.

After their victory (2:1) in the World Cup semi-final against England, the South American representatives pulled out a political banner that they waved in the stadium.

The banner read "The Falkland Islands belong to Argentina."

This reminded everyone of the war that took place in 1982 between the two countries.

During that conflict, 655 Argentinians and 255 United Kingdom soldiers died in two months, and the islands still belong to the British.

In 2014, FIFA already imposed a fine of £20,000 on Argentina for a similar act.

Argentina players take banner from their fans and bring it onto the pitch, it read: "The Falkland Islands are Argentinian."

The moment happened after the team beat England in the World Cup semi-finals.

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