Argentina players taunt England with Falklands banner after FIFA World Cup win | Football news
Read 3 minutes16 July 2026 06:00 AM IST After Argentina’s 1-0 loss to England in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals, Argentina came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory, some of their players made a statement of a different kind. Giovanni Lo Celso and Nicolas Otamendi carried a banner onto the pitch at the Mercedes-Benz Arena that read ‘Las Malvinas putra Argentinas’ (The Falkland Islands are Argentina). The banner was a reference to the Falkland Islands (known in England as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) that led to the 74-day conflict between the two countries 44 years ago. More than
Read moreFIFA World Cup: ‘We were too passive after the goal’: Tuchel’s comments after Argentina defeat
Read for 2 minutes16 July 2026 06:30 AM IST England coach Thomas Tuchel’s tactics against Argentina Anthony Gordon’s opener in the 55th minute drew criticism as the Three Lions went into a defensive shell. From then on, England sat back and looked for counters as Argentina relentlessly pushed forward and eventually Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martínez scored in the 85th and 90+5 minutes, both goals from Lionel Messi, to give England a 1–2 win. “We are disappointed. We were very close but after the goal we were very passive. We accepted too many crosses and chances and shots. We were
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