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

Argentina players hold a banner reading 'The Malvinas son Argentinas' after winning the World Cup semi-final against England in Atlanta.
Argentina players hold a banner reading ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after winning the World Cup semi-final against England in Atlanta. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

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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