The words falsely stereotype France squad members as being “all from Angola” or having a “Nigerian” mother and “Cameroonian” father, as well as making crude insults and wild accusations about Mbappé’s sexuality.
Clips posted of the video show the team seemingly at least singing the Angola part of the song before the recording was cut off. One member of France’s World Cup squad, Eduardo Camavinga, was born in Angola.
In a statement, the FFF announced that it had reported the incident to Fifa and intended to pursue legal action against those allegedly responsible.
“The president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, condemns in the strongest terms the unacceptable racist and discriminatory remarks which were made against the players of the French team in the context of a song sung by players and supporters of the Argentina team after its victory in the Copa América and broadcast in a video on social media,” an FFF statement read.
“The president of the FFF decided to directly challenge his Argentine counterpart and Fifa and to file a legal complaint for insulting remarks of a racial and discriminatory nature.”
Telegraph Sport has approached the Argentine Football Association, Fifa and the Football Association for comment.
The clip emerged a month after Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur used a racist slur against captain Son Heung-min during an appearance on Uruguayan television. Bentancur issued an apology for his comments.