White House supports Argentina’s World Cup Falklands dig

Danni Scott | Live News reporter Published July 18, 2026 7:42am Updated July 18, 2026 7:42am The White House has shown support for Argentina’s World Cup controversy (Picture: Shutterstock / Getty) After calls for an investigation into Argentina’s ‘The Malvinas are Argentine’ banner, the White House has weighed in. The banner appeared at the Men’s World Cup semi-final, which saw Argentina win over England. 2-1. It translated to ‘The Falkland Islands are Argentinian’, held it up proudly on the pitch by midfielder Giovani Lo Celso. Now the White House Fifa task force head, Andrew Giuliani, has sided with Argentina as he said: ‘We believe in our First Amendment rights here in the United States of America.’ He added: ‘And in terms of the ability, the opportunity to be able to make statements, (