Argentinian players unfurled a banner reading ‘The Falklands are Argentinian’ after they knocked England out of the World Cup 2-1 in a nail-biting semi-final clash.
Former Spurs midfielder Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero, the Tottenham captain, were among those celebrating on the pitch with the sign after the final whistle blew.
A total of 255 British servicemen and 907 people in total died in the 1982 Falklands War which saw UK armed forces retake the islands after an Argentinian invasion.
The banner, which used the Argentinians’ native name for the Falklands – Las Malvinas – was passed into the crowd and star player Lionel Messi
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