The official account of the Malvinas Islands stated that the Argentine team has tarnished the match result! Sports should not involve politics, and they hope FIFA will take action.

On July 17, Beijing time, the official social media account of the Malvinas Islands (referred to as the Falkland Islands by the UK) released a statement addressing the banner-waving incident by Argentine players after the World Cup semifinal.

In yesterday's World Cup semifinal, defending champions Argentina beat England 2-1, reaching the final for the second straight time. After the match, several Argentine players held up a black banner reading "The Malvinas Islands are Argentina's" inside the stadium, sparking widespread controversy.

In response, the official Falkland Islands social media account issued a statement. The account expressed disappointment that the Argentine team chose to tarnish the result of last night's World Cup semifinal. However, it stated that while the players' actions were regrettable, they were not surprising.

The Malvinas Islands official social media wrote: "This match should never have brought the Falkland Islands into it. The established policy of the Falkland Islands is that we do not wish to see politics brought into sports. We also do not want the Islands and their people to be used as a political football in every conversation involving England and Argentina. We welcome the supportive statement from the UK government this morning."

"As noted by Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle, one of the core principles of the World Cup is the separation of politics from football.We hope FIFA will fulfill its commitment to keep politics out of sports and impose penalties on all such behavior in accordance with its own rules.”

Previously, several British politicians have contacted FIFA demanding punishment for the Argentine players involved. It is expected that FIFA may impose a fine on the Argentine team.

Currently, FIFA's fines for displaying political messages typically range from $5,000 to $20,000. FIFA has not yet commented on this matter.