Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has described the conduct of Argentina players after the World Cup final as "intolerable and unacceptable".
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi stormed out of his press conference and accused England of showing a "lack of respect" following Saturday's controversial Nations Championship clash.
England's rugby players avenged defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals with a chaotic, ill-tempered 31-24 Nations Championship victory that went to the wire in Santiago del Estero.
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal will play against each other for the first time when Argentina face Spain in Sunday's World Cup final.
Jamie George has threatened to lead his England team off the pitch against the Pumas on Saturday if there is a recurrence of the racial abuse that marred their last appearance in Argentina.
Fresh from the drama of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina, the nations meet again on Saturday as part of rugby's Nations Championship in Santiago del Estero.
England's rugby players have revealed they will avoid wearing national shirts in Argentina this week, ahead of facing the Pumas in Saturday's Nations Championship Test in Santiago del Estero.
We pick the standout players from the weekend as Argentina beat New Zealand for the first time ever in the Tri-Nations.
We take a look at the state of play in Argentina ahead of the 2017 Rugby Championship.
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