Argentina national team GK Emiliano Martinez (30), who caused controversy at the soccer World Cup (World Cup) Qatar tournament awards ceremony, mocked French national team FW Kylian Mbappe (24), according to multiple overseas media in December 2022. reported on the 20th.
Argentina won the World Cup final at Lusail Stadium on December 18, defeating France on penalties for the third time in 36 years. The representative who returned home following the tournament held a victory parade in his home country on the 20th and reported the victory to the local fans.
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Martinez caused controversy at the awards ceremony (Photo: AP/Aflo)
Martinez: Mbappe doesn’t know football enough
Players who participated in the parade shared the joy of victory with fans on the car. According to multiple overseas media, Martinez brought a doll with a cut-out photo of Mbappe’s face and exploded with joy on the car.
Football media “Football ESPANA” (WEB version) published an article with the title “Martinez continued to mock Mbappe at the parade”, and it is no exaggeration to say that Martinez enjoys making fun of Mbappe. I told him no.
The media commented on the past “fate” between Martinez and Mbappe and explained the actions Martinez took.
According to the article, Mbappe said just before the World Cup in Qatar, “South American football is not as advanced as Europe. That’s why it’s always Europe that wins the World Cup.” “He doesn’t know football enough. He’s never played in South America,” Martinez said.
Martinez’s actions were also noted at the awards ceremony following the tournament. Martinez, who won the Golden Glove Award given to the best goalkeeper of the tournament, expressed his joy by placing the golden glove-shaped trophy he received at the awards ceremony on his crotch. This act was criticized by overseas media as “inappropriate”, “obscene” and “vulgar”, and caused controversy.
On the other hand, Mbappe achieved a hat-trick in the final match, and in the score ranking, he won the tournament top scorer with 8 points, suppressing 7 points of Argentine representative FW Lionel Messi (35).
