‘Falklands are Argentinian’: Celebrations over England win revive old wounds

A spot in the final of the World Cup had just been secured, but Argentina’s football players wanted to declare another victory over England, whom they had just defeated 2-1 in the semifinal. Sweaty shirts off, they paraded on the field with a banner that read: “Las Malvinas son Argentinas,” translating to “The Falklands are Argentinian.”

The islands, British territory, have for decades been a so...