Argentina squad yell "f***ing English" insult during World Cup dressing room celebrations

Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday night to qualify for the final of the World Cup and their celebrations involved singing a controversial and offensive song in the dressing room

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Argentina’s players sang a song which insults the English and makes reference to the Falklands War after beating Croatia to reach the World Cup final. Lionel Scaloni’s side picked up a comfortable 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday to book their place in Sunday’s final in Qatar. Lionel Messi ’s penalty and two goals from Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez ensured Argentina will play the winner of France vs Morocco’s semi-final this weekend.

After opening their campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia, Argentina have now picked up five straight wins. They will play in their sixth World Cup final and will be aiming for their third trophy – and their first since Diego Maradona inspired them to the title in 1986.

The victory prompted joyous scenes inside the Lusail Stadium, with Messi and his teammates hugging each other and singing with their fans. Scaloni was caught on camera bursting into tears while embracing Messi, but their celebrations took a different tone once inside the dressing room.

Defender Nicolas Otamendi’s Instagram story showed how they celebrated reaching their first final since the heartbreak against Germany in 2014. The players and coaching staff are shown jumping up and down, swinging shirts around their heads while singing in unison a song which has been commonplace among supporters in Qatar. The song as, relayed by Marca, describes rivals Brazil as the "crumpled the five-time champions", says "f***ing English" and includes reference to the Malvinas.

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