Argentina

• 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.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:30 UTC

  British embassy in Buenos Aires jokes ahead of Argentina-England semifinal

  

  The United Kingdom's embassy in Buenos Aires posted a humorous message ahead of the 2026 World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England, played on Wednesday in Atlanta, in an attempt to ease the mood before a match loaded with historical connotations.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:38 UTC

  Milei removes embassy official in Spain over internal dispute

  

  The government of Argentine President Javier Milei has dismissed Marcelo Alejandro Nimo as specialized attaché for Investment Promotion and International Trade at the Argentine embassy in Spain, ending an internal conflict the official had been engaged in with the ambassador in Madrid, Wenceslao Bunge Saravia.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:31 UTC

  Argentina's YPF Luz seeks dual listing in New York and Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine power generator YPF Luz has filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential initial public offering of shares, which would list simultaneously on the New York Stock Exchange and on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:26 UTC

  Argentina's inflation slows to 1.9% in June, lowest monthly rate in 10 months

  

  Inflation in Argentina slowed for the third consecutive month in June, coming in at 1.9%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). It was the lowest monthly figure since August 2025 and the first time this year that the index dropped below the 2% threshold. Year-on-year, prices rose 33.5%, while the first-half cumulative figure reached 16.8%.

• Monday, July 13th 2026 - 15:45 UTC

  Scaloni plays down England semifinal: 'It's a football match, nothing more'

  

  Argentina's head coach, Lionel Scaloni, rejected attributing any meaning beyond sport to the World Cup semifinal against England, to be played on Wednesday, and urged that the match be treated as just another game of football.

• Monday, July 13th 2026 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina's foreign minister calls for talks, says Islanders cannot decide sovereignty

  

  Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, has reaffirmed his country's claim to the Falklands in a lengthy article published in the newspaper La Nación, in which he rejected the validity of the 2013 referendum and argued that sovereignty over the archipelago cannot be determined by its inhabitants. The text restates Buenos Aires' long-standing position and appeared days before the World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England.

• Monday, July 13th 2026 - 08:25 UTC

  Argentina weighs protest over British patrol ship's passage to Chile

  

  Argentina's foreign ministry is considering a formal statement following the transit of the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Medway, which sailed from the Falklands to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, in an episode over which Buenos Aires and London offer conflicting accounts.