Argentina reached the 2026 World Cup semifinals after 24 years without facing England at this stage, and in Chile the news came as a cold shower for Albiceleste fans.
A Panel Ciudadano-UDD survey made it crystal clear: among the four semifinalists, Argentina ranked third in preferences with just 13%, far behind France and England. Yes, Chileans prefer the English over La Scaloneta.
Amid that longstanding rivalry, a fake video of Erling Haaland talking about the Falkland Islands and supporting Argentina even circulated, which turned out to be a fabrication made with invented subtitles.
The anger between neighbors, this time, was also fought out on social media.