{"success":true,"data":{"id":"3673123a-fa5a-41ef-939f-d708bfa7d87e","title":"England and Argentina national anthems drowned out by opposing fans","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Not now Yes please US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMon...","content":"## Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent\n\nNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.\n\nNot now Yes please\n\nUS Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n## Showing now |Sport\n\n01:02\n\n[Holly Bishop](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/holly-bishop)Wednesday 15 July 2026 20:23 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\n# England and Argentina national anthems drowned out by opposing fans\n\nBoth [England](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/england) and [Argentina](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/argentina) fans drowned out their opponents’ national anthem as the semi-final match in Atlanta on Wednesday (15 July) kicked off.\n\nAs both teams lined up beside their flag to sing their national anthems, boos and jeers could be heard from the opposing side, drowning out “God Save The King” and “Himno Nacional Argentino”, respectively.\n\nThe winner of the clash will earn a spot in New York City for Sunday’s final, where they will face off against Spain.\n\nPrior to the match, a meeting involving the FBI, Fifa and local police addressed the deep-seated historical animosity between the nations and potential fan escalation. Tensions linger between the two nations over the Falkland Islands, which resulted in a conflict in 1982.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/sport/england-argentina-world-cup-national-anthem-boos-video-b3015694.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/sport/england-argentina-world-cup-national-anthem-boos-video-b3015694.html","author":"Holly Bishop","author_name":"Holly Bishop","published_at":"2026-07-15T19:23:34.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-15T19:23:34.000Z","image_url":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3QEShDK4/poster.jpg?width=720","category":"sport","topic":"sport","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":242,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}