FIFA Opens Disciplinary Review After Argentina's Falklands Banner

FIFA Opens Disciplinary Review After Argentina's Falklands Banner

Argentina beat England 2-1 in their July 16 World Cup semi-final in Atlanta. Players then held a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" — "The Falklands are Argentine." FIFA's disciplinary committee is reviewing match reports under its code. Argentina was fined £20,000 for the same slogan in 2014. Next: the final against Spain.

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