Off the PitchDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 21 Jul 2026
Paredes' sister: 'We may not have the star, but we have the Falklands'
Barbara Paredes made a bizarre claim about the Falklands hours after Argentina's World Cup final loss to Spain.
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Who
Barbara Paredes
What
Claimed Argentina 'has the Falklands' after World Cup final defeat
When
Hours after Argentina lost World Cup final on Sunday evening
Where
Buenos Aires, after landing from World Cup
What happened. Barbara Paredes, sister of Argentina player Leandro Paredes, told reporters in Buenos Aires that despite losing the World Cup final, Argentina still 'has the Falklands all to ourselves.'
- Argentina players sang anti-English songs during the tournament.
- Team displayed a banner claiming the Falklands after beating England in semi-final.
- Foreign minister Pablo Quirno called the 2013 Falklands referendum 'illegitimate'.
“We may not have the third or fourth star, but we’ve got the Falklands all to ourselves.”
— Barbara Paredes
The Falklands dispute has been a recurring theme in Argentina's World Cup campaign.
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