Argentina's players were probably overjoyed last night (Tuesday) after they qualified for the World Cup final thanks to a 3:0 victory over Croatia and the next morning, it seems that their celebrations went a little overboard and caused a stir when they were recorded taunting the England team and recalling the Falklands War, a war that caused to great tensions for years between the countries.
One of the songs sung in the dressing room included a line saying 'Ingleses putos de Malvinas no me olvido', which translates as 'Englishmen from *Viennas in the Falklands, I don't forget'.
The word 'photos' in interpretation often has homophobic connotations and can also have the interpretation of 'cowards'.
Defender Nicolas Otamendi shared footage of the team's celebrations on his Instagram story after the win, which showed team-mates including Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez joining in the chant.
Argentina players insult the English and sing Falkland war chant in their dressing room following semi-final victory https://t.co/Vkk0mKIe7u
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The full chorus reads: 'Brazilians, what happened?
The five-time champions messed up.
Messi went to Rio and he left with the trophy.
We are the Argentinian band and we will always cheer them on, because we have the dream of becoming world champions.
I'm like that, I'm an Argentine, an Englishman in the Falklands, I don't forget, I follow Argentina everywhere.'
Argentina still claims sovereignty over the Falklands despite being a British territory since 1833, and the islanders voted overwhelmingly to remain part of Britain.
Argentina claims that it acquired the Falklands from Spain in 1816 before Britain established its rule. In 1982, Argentine forces, beaten in a ten-week war by Margaret Thatcher's orders, invaded the archipelago and the islands were returned to British control.
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