The prize in question is the “Golden Glove”, and the trophy is just that, a large golden glove. The goalkeeper received it at the awards ceremony, and he celebrated by taking it to the groin area.
Dibu Martinez – the World Cup’s best goalkeeper
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar ended with Argentina winning on penalties, with Emiliano Martinez again at the heart of the action. He made big saves and had a penalty shootout to remember, and he ended up being crowned as the tournament’s best goalkeeper. The prize in question is the “Golden Glove”, and the trophy is just that, a large golden glove. The goalkeeper received it at the awards ceremony, and he celebrated by taking it to the groin area. This is something that has generated a lot of opinions of all kinds and, above all, a lot of criticism. Once again, the traction in the penalty shootout captured everyone. Fans and players.
The Argentina goalkeeper was at the heart of the celebrations
At the end of the game, the goalkeeper called the reason for his gesture in the Argentine media La Red. “I did it because the French fans were booing me; pride doesn’t go with me,” Martinez said. “I dedicate the title to my family. I’m from a very humble place. I went to England very young. I want to dedicate it to them. But if there’s one thing that marks Martinez, it’s his sportsmanship. One of the post-match images is about that the goalkeeper comforting a completely broken Kylian Mbappe in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron. After extra time, the match ended 3-3, with Mbappe scoring a hat-trick for the French and Lionel Messi scoring twice for Argentina after Angel Di Maria opened the scoring for the national team.
The shootout then went in favour of Lionel Scaloni, with Gonzalo Montiel scoring the winning penalty to ignite wild celebrations for Argentina and Messi fans worldwide. More than life, Martinez was at the heart of these celebrations.