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Argentina Names July 15 Teams Day After 2-1 Win, Flags Falklands

8/6/2026

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The Argentine Football Association named 15 July “National Football Teams Day” to commemorate Argentina’s 2-1 semi-final victory over England at the 2026 World Cup.
England led 1-0 after Anthony Gordon’s 55th-minute goal, but Argentina equalized and scored the winner later.
Argentine players displayed a “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner, reviving tension about the Falkland Islands, which remain a UK Overseas Territory after a 2013 referendum.

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The Argentine Football Association named 15 July “National Football Teams Day” to commemorate Argentina’s 2-1 semi-final victory over England at the 2026 World Cup.
England led 1-0 after Anthony Gordon’s 55th-minute goal, but Argentina equalized and scored the winner later.
Argentine players displayed a “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner, reviving tension about the Falkland Islands, which remain a UK Overseas Territory after a 2013 referendum.