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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sammy Gecsoyler

White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final

Two Argentinian players hold a banner reading 'The Falklands are Argentinian' on a football pitch after a match
Argentina players hold up a banner reading ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after winning their semi-final match against England. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock

The White House has backed Argentina’s footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country’s claim to the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England.

After Argentina’s 2-1 win in a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players held up a banner that said: “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – using the country’s term for the South Atlantic islands.

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