Salvadoran soccer players were left baffled ahead of their match against Argentina in Washington D.C. on Saturday after the stadium played the wrong national anthem . Rather than pressing play on 'Himno Nacional de El Salvador ' , staff at the stadium switched on 'Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin ' - an anthem belonging to the Isle of Man , USA Today reported . A video of the awkward moment shows the players looking at each other and slowly removing their hands from their chests before turning to walk off the pitch . Scroll down for video . Shock : Soccer players from El Salvador were confused when the wrong national anthem was played instead of theirs ahead of their match against Argentina in Washington D.C. on Saturday . And it was just the beginning of the bad luck for the team , who lost the friendly match 2-0 . As well as the players from El Salvador , their supporters were unimpressed with the mistake and boos rang out across the field . Washington is home to one of the largest Salvadoran communities outside of Central America and their followers outnumbered the Argentine support . CMN Sports , which organized the match , apologized to the team and the entire Salvadoran community for the 'honest mistake ' in a statement on Sunday . 'The organization understands and regrets the unfortunate incident with the El Salvador national anthem at yesterday 's friendly match at FedExField , ' it said . Confusion : The stunned players look at each other as they try to figure out what is going on . Having listened to the wrong anthem , the Salvadorans head for the handshakes with their heads down . 'CMN SPORTS takes full responsibility for this honest mistake and values all feedback from loyal fans , the Salvadorian community and partners affected by this incident . 'This was not done with malicious intentions and the company will be sure to address this with the right parties to ensure it does n't happen again . ' But the damage was already done . Gerardo Martino 's side dominated the game and took the lead in the 54th minute thanks to a Nestor Renderos own goal deflected from Ever Banega 's shot . Substitute Federico Mancuello then made sure of the win with a free kick at 88 minutes . Argentina players celebrate after Federico Mancuello ( left ) scored a goal during the international friendly .
Argentina beat El Salvador 2-0 in a friendly match at FedEx Field in Washington D.C. on Saturday . But El Salvador 's anthem was played instead of the Isle of Man 's . The confused players eventually walked off and the organizers have now apologized for the gaffe .