FIFA bans Falklands imagery from Argentina-England World Cup semifinal

Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:41 UTC

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FIFA, in coordination with US security authorities, has banned imagery referring to the Falklands from the stadium where Argentina and England play the 2026 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, a match loaded with historical connotations that has been classified as high-risk. Read full article

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Monkeymagic
you mean I have made a “Malvi is cokwomble” banner for nothing!
Jul 15th, 2026 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Freddie Foster
Always hated politics in sport but unfortunately that shit happens,
Jul 15th, 2026 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Steve Potts
Big fail on the part of Argentine.

Falklands War, Its Aftermath, And Argentina’s Failure to Accept Reality:
https://www.academia.edu/77654465/Falklands_War_Its_Aftermath_and_Argentina_s_Failure_to_Accept_Reality
Jul 15th, 2026 - 02:09 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Don Alberto
The British Faalkland Islands have never beeen Argentine as documented by Proto-Argentina ambassador to Great Britain in 1825, Don Ignacio Nuñes, in his 500 pages description of Argentina and all its possessions: “Noticias históricas, políticas, y estadísticas de las Provincias Unidas del Río de La Plata”.
Jul 17th, 2026 - 06:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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