India, July 17 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has backed calls for FIFA to investigate Argentina players after some of them displayed a banner supporting Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands following their World Cup semi-final win against England. The banner, which read "Las Malvinas son Argentinas", was shown after Argentina's 2-1 victory in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Downing Street said Starmer supports Business Secretary Peter Kyle's request for FIFA to examine whether any rules were broken. The issue has sparked criticism from UK officials and the Falkland Islands government ahead of Argentina's World Cup final against Spain.

After the match, several Argentina players held up a banner that read: "Las Malvinas son Argentinas", ...