BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It took a World Cup to transform a remote cluster of islands that’s home to more sheep than people into a cultural juggernaut.A decision by Argentina’s players to unfurl a banner about the disputed Falkland Islands after defeating England in the World Cup semifinals carried a historical cause onto the T-shirts, bedroom walls and Instagram feeds of a new generation. In the weeks since, the image that has endured from the tournament in soccer-crazed Argentina hasn’t been of Lionel Messi. It’s been the crudely painted sign reading: “The Malvinas are Argentine.”The South Atlantic archipelago, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, is claimed by both Argentina and Britain, which fought a 10-week war over the territory in 1982. The banner spawned a marketing bonanza in Argentina, appearing on stickers, tote bags, sneakers, artwork and soccer jerseys. It was draped over bars, painted onto subway walls and tattooed onto calves and forearms. Thousands of Argentines downloaded “Malvinas Sans,” a typeface modeled on the banner’s hand-painted lettering. Colorful murals of the islands and of war veterans popped up across the country.“The World Cup is now over, and yet people are still talking about the Malvinas because the Malvinas somehow became part of the World Cup,” said Edgardo Esteban, an author and veteran of the war. “Kids in schools are asking me, ‘What’s this Malvinas thing?’ Now there’s a passing of the torch.”