The Donald Trump administration defended the right of the Argentine national team players to display the flag with the inscription “The Malvinas are Argentine”, following complaints from the United Kingdom and the initiation of a disciplinary investigation by FIFA.
The position was expressed by Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House task force for the 2026 World Cup, who appealed to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and stated that the footballers had the right to make that expression within the United States.
“Regarding the possibility, the opportunity to make those expressions, in the United States they have the freedom to do so,” the official affirmed during a press conference held in New York.
Giuliani responded after a British journalist asked him if the Argentine players had acted incorrectly and if they should be sanctioned and prevented from playing in the World Cup final against Spain.












