Tag: England

• Friday, August 21st 2026 - 21:52 UTC

  FIFA sanctions Argentina over the final's brawl and the Falklands banner

  

  FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed financial and sporting sanctions on the Argentine Football Association and four members of its national squad over the confrontations at the end of the 2026 World Cup final and over breaches committed throughout the tournament, among them the display of a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands.

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 23:48 UTC

  A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on

  

  A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentina to mark every July 15 with the World Cup win that revived the Falklands dispute

  

  The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has established July 15 as National Football Teams Day, in tribute to the 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, the same match after which several players displayed a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands that prompted a FIFA disciplinary case.

• Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

  British journalist suggests channeling Enzo Fernández's taxes to Falklands defense

  

  British sports journalist Henry Winter has proposed that the taxes Argentine footballer Enzo Fernández pays in the United Kingdom be directed toward the defense of the Falklands, as a form of punishment after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentine Football Association.

• 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 - 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 - 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.