Argentina mark World Cup win over England with 'National Football Teams Day'

What the report says

The Argentine Football Association has set 15 July as “National Football Teams Day” to commemorate Argentina’s 2026 World Cup semi-final victory over England, according to BBC Sport. The match took place in Atlanta and ended 2-1 in Argentina’s favor after England had led through a 55th-minute goal by Anthony Gordon.

BBC Sport reports that Argentina scored twice late, in the 85th and 92nd minutes, to overturn the result and reach the final. The win was described as Argentina’s first major World Cup victory over England since the sides met in the controversial 1986 quarter-final. It also came in a fixture that carried historical and political sensitivity well beyond the pitch.

After the match, some Argentina players celebrated with a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas,” a phrase referring to the long-running sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory. BBC Sport notes that the islands were invaded by Argentina in 1982, leading to a brief war and significant military casualties on both sides. The publication also adds that a 2013 referendum saw island residents overwhelmingly vote to remain a UK territory.

The BBC report says Argentina later lost the World Cup final to Spain, while England finished third after beating France.