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‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner

Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982 Players celebrate on the pitch with the message The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner...

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‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner
Source: Guardian sport and Reuters

‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner

Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982

Players celebrate on the pitch with the message

The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, making reference to the 1982 Falklands war.

Argentina were 1-0 down with five minutes to go of the semi-final in Atlanta but rallied and scored twice in quick succession to reach a second straight World Cup final, where they will face Spain in New Jersey on Sunday.

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