England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina tonight will see a bitter sporting rivalry and a decades-long political row come to a head.
The significance of the match has been feverishly talked up – with even the BBC‘s John Simpson warning the result will go ‘way beyond football’ and have implications for the feud over the Falkland Islands.
The celebrated world affairs editor wrote: ‘If Argentina wins tomorrow night, it’ll put real fire behind the demand for the Falklands.
‘If England wins, that should put the lid on it – for now.’
He later said that ‘football is politics in Argentina’ – and suggested President
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