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.

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

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to…