Argentina players sing Falkland Islands chant ahead of England World Cup grudge match
Argentina are gearing up to face England in the semi-finals of the World Cup and their players sang about the Falklands are seeing off Switzerland
Argentina's players chanted about beating England "for the Falklands" as the two old rivals prepare to face off in the World Cup semi-final next week.
The Three Lions downed Norway in extra-time and were then able to sit back and watch the final quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland. The holders also needed extra-time but eventually got the job done to book their spot in the last four.
England vs Argentina is not without its history and the sides met in three World Cups between 1986 and 2002. They've had their well documented political battles and the South Americans have referenced those in their celebrations.
As they lapped up their win over the Swiss they broke into song in the dressing room and said: "For the Malvinas, For Diego, For Leo's [Messi's] last one,' they sang, dancing around."
They also joined in with supporters as they let sang another anti-English chant which has been around for decades. They chanted: "And you see it, and you see it, anyone who doesn't jump is an Englishman."
The Malvinas is Argentina's term for the Falkland Islands and they saw 649 of their military personnel die in 1982 after attempting to reclaim the territory from the United Kingdom.
England and Argentina have not faced each other since they played in a friendly back in 2005, which was won by the Three Lions when Michael Owen scored in injury time. Their last competitive meeting was at the World Cup in 2002, where David Beckham's penalty settled the game.
Argentina are looking to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to retain a World Cup. They've had to dig deep in all of their knockouts games with Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez both scoring in extra-time on Sunday morning to book their spot in the last four.
Since Lionel Messi made his Argentina debut at 18, the sides have met only once and he missed out on that friendly in Geneva as he was serving a suspension after a red card only 30 seconds into his international debut.
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