Argentina president says they’re going to ‘recover’ the Falkland Islands
Players from the Argentinian team held up the banner, which translated to ‘the Falklands are Argentine’, during the 2-1 semi-final World Cup match with England (Picture: EPA)
Argentina’s president says they’re going to ‘recover’ the Falklands and brushed off players holding up a ‘Las Malvinas’ banner.
Players from the Argentinian team held up the banner, which translated to ‘the Falklands are Argentine’, during the 2-1 semi-final World Cup match with England.
The country’s president Javier Milei said at worst, the platers will only be given a monetary punishment, adding their actions are ‘understandable’.
He said: ‘It is perfectly valid and legitimate for the players to want to express themselves and do so.
‘The things that happen on the field with the players are not part of diplomacy.
‘In the worst-case scenario, Argentina will face a £20,000 economic sanction from Fifa.
‘We are going to recover the Malvinas, and we will do so through diplomatic means, with intelligence in our actions.’
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Buenos Aires maintains its claim to the Falkland Islands – about 8,000 miles from Britain and 300 miles from mainland Argentina – despite military defeat.
After the match, the South American country, which emerged victorious and wiped out England’s chances of reaching the tournament’s final on Sunday, accused a Royal Navy ship of a ‘military incursion’ into its waters.
The HMS Medway is a patrol vessel normally based in the Falkland Islands, used to patrol and protect fisheries.
In an official statement shared on X hours after the match, Argentinian foreign minister Pablo Quirno said the country expressed a ‘strong rejection’ of the ship’s movements.
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