Published Jul 14, 2026, 3:38 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 2 sources

England, Argentina World Cup game ignites old tensions over Falkland Islands

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The upcoming World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina on Wednesday is stirring up some old tensions over the Falkland Islands, a British territory that is a small archipelago in the south Atlantic Ocean near the Argentinian coast which both countries maintain claims to. The islands, which areofficially a British Overseas Territory, are also claimed by Argentina as…