Argentine players celebrated their semifinal win over England with a placard asserting Buenos Aires’ claim to the Falkland Islands
Britain has called on FIFA to sanction Argentina after its players celebrated knocking England out of the World Cup with a banner asserting Buenos Aires’ claim to the Falkland Islands.
The defending champions beat England 2-1 in Wednesday’s semifinal to set up a final against Spain. After the final whistle, Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso briefly held up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” ( “The Falkland Islands are Argentinian” ).
The South Atlantic archipelago, located about 300 miles east of…
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