The White House has publicly defended the right of Argentina's players to display the controversial Falklands banner following their World Cup semi-final victory over England, marking the latest political development in a disciplinary case that FIFA is still reviewing ahead of Sunday's final against Spain.

ATLANTA, July 15 : Argentina players held up a political banner declaring "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine") after their 2-1 World Cup semi-final…

Argentina's players held up a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" (The Falklands are Argentine) after they beat England 2-1 in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.