Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez mocks Kylian Mbappe during Argentina's dressing room celebration, video goes viral

Argentina defeated France in the thrilling final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The match witnessed not only one but a couple of historic moments at the Lusail Stadium of Doha in Qatar. Fans of La Albiceleste went ecstatic as the team created history in the prestigious football quadrennial after a long wait of 36 years since the last one, which they did under the captaincy of former legendary mid-fielder Diego Maradona.

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Meanwhile, the star Argentina Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez attracted the eyeballs of the footballing fraternity with his gesture towards the star French center-forward Kylian Mbappe. The 30-year-old first went on to become an apple of the eyes of the fans when he was seen consoling disappointed Mbappe, who left sitting on the field.

Here’s the first video:

Mbappe x Martinez appreciation.

Mbappe is ready to take on the football world legacy and future of football and Martinez did a great gesture and appreciated him. ❤️❤️❤️

Football is beautiful. pic.twitter.com/Zb9Bjjl1SX

— LM D10s 🐺 (@anecdotesucker) December 19, 2022

Notably, Martinez stunned everyone with a brilliant save on the third penalty of the shoot-out taken by French center-forward Randal Kolo Muani. Furthermore, Martinez showed another brilliant effort deny Kingsley Coman’s attempt which eventually drove Messi & co. for the historic World Cup title for the first after their triumph in the year 1986.

Coming back to the gestures of the Argentine goalie towards Mbappe, he looked completely different during the dressing room celebration of his team from his gesture towards the 23-year-old on the field. The Aston Villa player asked his teammates for a minute of silence for the hattrick-men of the final night.

Both videos are now making rounds on social media within minutes of being shared. The fans have also reacted to both videos and also to the gesture of Martinez for the French prodigy.

The video from the dressing room celebration of Argentina:

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Y sigue…
Dibu Martínez pide un minuto de silencio por Mbappé (quién le metió 3 goles además de su penal).
Lo único que deberíamos pedir para el portero argentino es CLASE y DEPORTIVISMO. pic.twitter.com/lZAGrxlCd3

— Guillermo Schutz (@memo_schutz) December 19, 2022

Speaking of the tournament, in a nutshell, Kylian Mbappe finished as the leading goal-scorer of the tournament to clinch the golden boot. Whereas, Messi won the golden alongside his teammate and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez who won the golden glove award for his brilliant performance throughout the tournament.