Britain has asked FIFA to investigate Argentina's soccer team. Players displayed a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after a match. The British government stated politics should remain separate from football games. Argentina and Britain have a long-standing dispute over the South Atlantic archipelago. This territorial disagreement led to a war between the two nations in 1982.

Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after several of its players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to…

The banner referred to the disputed territory at the centre of the 1982 war between Argentina and the United Kingdom.