Argentina's Emiliano Martinez won the golden glove for the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup following a momentous performance against France in the ...
- โฆฟ No goalkeeper has made more saves in FIFA World Cup shootouts than the 30-year-old keeper, with four.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez shrugged off his heroics in the World Cup final saying he was calm during the penalty shootout.
"I am proud of the work they did. I want to tell people to enjoy, it's a historic moment for our country." I was calm during the penalties," Martinez said. "I'll never forget it. Thank God later I did my thing, what I dreamed of." They give them another penalty, they scored.
The custodian, who was the hero in the shootout against the Dutch, rose to the occasion against France as well.
In the semifinal shootout against Colombia, he made three saves, prompting Messi to call him a phenomenon. And even when he wasnโt starting for Arsenal, he was looking after the young players from South America, helping them settle in a totally different life in North London. Having sent a message, by the time the 2021-22 season started, Martinez moved to Villa, where he wasnโt going to fight with anyone else for his spot. For Martinez, the run to the final in itself would feel surreal. A total contrast to how he was after making those two saves at the start of the penalty shootout. On that night against the Netherlands, as the rest of the Argentina team rushed to Lautaro Martinez after their penalty shootout victory in the quarterfinals, Messi ran towards his right.
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"All that I have dreamed of has been achieved. I have no words for it. "It was a very complicated match, they came back to equalise in the game but it was our destiny to suffer," said the Aston Villa keeper.
EMILIANO MARTINEZ almost overshadowed his penalty shootout heroics with his X-rated celebration after winning the Golden Glove prize for best keeper a.
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