(FILES) Argentina’s Vice-President and president of the Senate Victoria Villarruel conducts a debate to turn into law a labor reform promoted by President Javier Milei at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, early on February 27, 2026. Argentinas Vice-President, Victoria Villarruel, called the English usurping pirates ahead of the July 15, 2026 World Cup semi-final match between Argentina and England. (Photo by Juan Mabromata / AFP)
Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villarruel called the English “usurping pirates” ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two countries’ teams.
“Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates. It’s not just another match,” Villarruel said in a post on X.
The iconic match will take place against the backdrop of a lingering sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the Malvinas, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
“I’m not going to be politically correct or keep a cool head — it’s always something more against the English,” Villarruel wrote.
