Despite the world championship title won by Argentina, Emiliano Martinez did not completely convince the voters of the Best Goalkeeper of the Year trophy designated by the IFFHS.
For many in the Albiceleste coronation in Qatar, Emiliano Martinez added the World Cup Best Goalkeeper trophy to his world champion medal. A trophy that the Argentinian goalkeeper also exhibited in an obscene manner on the stage of the Lusail Stadium, triggering a real controversy that was subsequently maintained by his provocations against Kylian Mbappé.
Target of many criticisms since the final against the Blues, Emiliano Martinez could have paid the price with the voters of the title of Best goalkeeper of the year awarded by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). A distinction recognized by FIFA. The native of Mar del Plata indeed had to settle for second place, preceded by Thibaut Courtois while Yassine Bounou completed the podium.
Emiliano Martinez is not the first world champion goalkeeper to see the distinction escape him. In 2018, despite the coronation of the Blues, Hugo Lloris also finished in second place, also beaten by Thibaut Courtois. And it was the same in 1998, Fabien Barthez, crowned in 2000, having to settle for second place behind José Luis Chilavert.
