Argentina’s foreign minister Pablo Quirno has added fuel to the arch World Cup rivalry between his nation and England ahead of their semi-final meeting with the timely publication of an essay reasserting the Argentine claim on the Falkland Islands.
The 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic proved a prickly backdrop of the Three Lions’ meeting with Argentina at the 1986 World Cup, with Diego Maradona describing his ‘Hand of God’ goal as ‘symbolic revenge’ for the defeat his country suffered during the 10-week war, which saw 649 Argentines and 255 British soldiers killed.
40 years later, and players celebrated their win over Switzerland to
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