It is one of the enduring images of the 2026 World Cup and has nothing to do with sport.

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…

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Argentina players held up a political banner declaring “Las Malvinas Son Argentinas” (“The Falklands are Argentine”) after their 2-1 World Cup semi-final win.

The banner, held up by Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso, goes against FIFA’s Stadium Code of Conduct.

After beating England, the Argentinian team unfurled a banner that read “Malvinas are Argentinian,” a reference to the British-administered Falkland Islands.

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

After beating England, the Argentinian team unfurled a banner that read “Malvinas are Argentinian,” a reference to the British-administered Falkland Islands.

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…

Argentinian stars hold up a 'The Falklands are Argentine' banner after defeating England at the 2026 World Cup.

Argentina risked the prospect of disciplinary action after players held up a political banner declaring 'Las Malvinas Son Argentinas' ('The Falklands are Argentinian') after their…

Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after its players displayed a political message about the disputed Falkland Islands following their World Cup

Argentina could face FIFA sanction after players displayed a Falklands banner following their World Cup semi-final win. Learn more about the political mess

‘The Falkland Islanders are British with the right to determine their own future’, the prime minister’s spokesperson said

FIFA's Stadium Code of Conduct bans "banners, flags, flyers, apparel and other paraphernalia that are of a political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature" inside stadiums.

The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's soccer team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

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The sporting rivalry between the two countries is heightened by political tensions over the South Atlantic archipelago.

The British government has urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's football team after their players displayed a banner claiming sovereignty over the Falkland Islands during…

Argentina players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands.

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