Argentina

• Monday, July 20th 2026 - 00:47 UTC

  Spain crowned world champions with 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in the final

  

  Spain were crowned world champions for the second time in their history by beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the final played on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The winning goal came in the 106th minute, after a cross from Pedro Porro that Nico Williams headed on and that, according to the match report, Ferran Torres finished to settle a game clearly dominated by the Spanish side.

• Saturday, July 18th 2026 - 00:38 UTC

  Argentina-England match drove a surge in online Falklands talk, consultancy Ad Hoc says

  

  Argentina's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal was not confined to the sporting arena on social media. According to an analysis by the Argentine consultancy Ad Hoc, digital conversation about the Falklands surpassed two million mentions over five days around the match, in an episode that revived the sovereignty claim following the banner displayed by the Argentine players.

• Friday, July 17th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

  “The Falklands cannot remain British for ever,” a Guardian column argues

  

  In an opinion column published in the British newspaper The Guardian, writer Simon Jenkins argued that the Falklands “cannot remain British for ever” and called for London to eventually reopen sovereignty negotiations with Argentina. The piece is the columnist's personal opinion and does not represent the newspaper's editorial position.

• Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:13 UTC

  Milei hits out at Falklands “tantrums,” says he is “closer” to recovering the islands

  

  Argentina's president, Javier Milei, championed diplomacy as the path for the sovereignty claim over the Falklands and dismissed as “tantrums” certain reactions that followed the national team's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal, without specifying at whom the criticism was aimed.

• Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:05 UTC

  FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England

  

  FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.

• Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 20:48 UTC

  Argentina-UK: HMS Medway protest, released after the match, reignites Falklands tension

  

  Argentina's government released on Wednesday night, amid celebrations over its team's World Cup semifinal win against England, a note of protest to the United Kingdom over the movements of HMS Medway, a Royal Navy patrol vessel assigned to the Falklands. The protest had been formally lodged with the British Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 13, but the Foreign Ministry chose to make it public once the match had ended, fusing the diplomatic complaint with the gesture of the Argentine players, who celebrated with a banner backing the sovereignty claim.

• Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 15:13 UTC

  Falklands government calls Argentine banner insensitive, urges FIFA to sanction

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to sanction conduct of that kind in line with its own rules. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Islands' executive said it was “disappointed – though regrettably not surprised” that the Argentine team chose to tarnish the result of a match that in any case did not involve the Falklands.

• Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 10:29 UTC

  Argentina could face FIFA action over Falklands banner after beating England

  

  Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after several of its players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.

• Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 00:03 UTC

  Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach World Cup final against Spain

  

  Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday and will play the final on Sunday, July 19, against Spain. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni overturned a deficit and broke down late in the match the resistance of an opponent that sat back after taking the lead.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:41 UTC

  FIFA bans Falklands imagery from Argentina-England World Cup semifinal

  

  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.