As a result of his two saves in penalty shootouts and his crucial extra-time save to stop Randal Kolo Muani, Emiliano Martinez was Argentina’s hero in Qatar as his country defeated France in the final on Sunday.
Martinez was caught on camera mocking Mbappé, who scored a hat trick in the championship game to take home the tournament’s Golden Boot, during Argentina’s post-World Cup celebrations in the locker room.
Why was Emiliano Martínez holding a Kylian Mbappé doll?
Furthermore, Martínez continued to taunt Mbappé by carrying a doll with a picture of the French striker’s face during the bus parade on Tuesday after a fan threw it at him.
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To make matters worse, Martínez positioned himself next to Lionel Messi, a teammate of mbappe in Paris Saint-Germain, while holding the doll. Also, a fan threw Messi the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mask, which was also used to taunt Mbappé in the past, during the bus parade on Monday night. Messi laughed.
The Argentine National Team was transferred by plane during the street parade
The bus was supposed to travel an 18-mile route, but after spectators jumped onto the bus from a bridge, the Argentina players had to be airlifted back to the team’s training facility outside Buenos Aires. . In Buenos Aires, more than 4 million people had gathered to cheer on the team.
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