BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villarruel called the English “usurping pirates” ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final.
“Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates. It’s not just another match,” Villarruel said in a post on X on Tuesday.
The iconic match will take place against the backdrop of a lingering sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.
“I’m not going to be politically correct or keep a cool head. It’s always something more against the English,” Villarruel wrote.
“It’s the Malvinas, it’s Diego, it’s Leo’s last run, and it’s about stopping the invaders in their tracks,” she continued, referring to the late soccer legend Diego Maradona and current star striker Lionel Messi.
