Argentina vice president Victoria Villarruel sparked controversy before the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final against England by calling the Three Lions “pirate usurpers” and invoking the Falklands (Malvinas), Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Her remarks came ahead of Messi’s first-ever international meeting with England, as the defending champions chase a place in the final against Spain. Argentina vice president Victoria Villarruel sparked controversy before the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final against England by calling the Three Lions “pirate usurpers” and invoking the Falklands (Malvinas), Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Her remarks came ahead of Messi’s first-ever international meeting with England, as the defending champions chase a place in the final against Spain.
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‘It’s about standing up to invaders’: Argentina vice-prez calls England ‘pirate usurpers’
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