Nations Championship: Argentina wear replica 1986 World Cup kit against England

Argentina’s rugby union players wore replicas of the soccer team’s 1986 World Cup kit for their match against England at the Nations Championship.

The footballers wore dark blue kits during their 2-1 quarter-final win over England in the tournament. – which they later won – In a match made famous by Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, before he scored a brilliant second goal.

Argentina’s rugby side, known as the Pumas, usually wear the country’s traditional white and light blue striped sporting kit.

“Memories that live on from generation to generation and in the collective memory. Today that legacy lives on again,” Argentina posted on Team X.

The sporting rivalry between the two countries was fueled last week as Argentina came from behind in dramatic fashion Beat the Three Lions 2-1 and reach the finals of the 2026 World Cup.

After the match, the Argentine players held a banner reading ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, which translates to ‘The Falklands Argentina’.

FIFA is deciding whether to punish Argentina The banner refers to the Falkland Islands – a British overseas territory in the South West Atlantic Ocean that is the subject of a sovereignty dispute between the UK and Argentina.

Ahead of their Nations Championship match against Argentina, Argentina’s soccer team switched hotels in Buenos Aires to beat Spain in Sunday’s final as England returned home to celebrate the World Cup.

The Nations Championship match is being played at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, with Steve Borthwick’s side aiming for their sixth consecutive win against Argentina.

Last weekend, England beat Fiji 73-8 to end a five-match losing streak while Argentina beat Wales 35-21 last weekend after losing 47-38 to Scotland in their Nations opener.