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Argentina's controversial World Cup banner got into the stadium by way of some dude's underwear

An Argentine fan named Santiago smuggled the Malvinas banner into Mercedes-Benz Stadium by hiding it in his pants to get past security checks.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated sports brief. The source report from Fox News says: An Argentine fan named Santiago smuggled the Malvinas banner into Mercedes-Benz Stadium by hiding it in his pants to get past security checks.

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  • Primary source: Fox News
  • Published: Jul 18, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Sports
  • Brimstone role: curated summary, explanation, and source attribution
  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Jul 18, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC
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