FIFA will take no action against Argentina after its players sang a song referencing the Falkland Islands in their dressing room following their comeback victory over Egypt.
Footage shared online by the country’s football association showed the group celebrating in their dressing room post-match and belting out the song Muchachos, which includes the line ‘for the Malvinas’, Argentina’s name for the South Atlantic islands it invaded in 1982 to trigger a war which claimed the lives of 907 people.
FIFA, who have banned England player Jarell Quansah for two games following a red card, states that it strictly prohibits political chanting, slogans,
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