Obscene gesture, mockery, doll Mbappé ... The attitude of the Argentines after their victory goes very badly in France.

The Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra regretted, Friday, December 23, the "pitiful" and "inelegant" behavior of certain Argentine players during the celebrations of the world title obtained against France. 

"I find it pitiful. As much as our French team knew how to lose with panache, the way in which this Argentine team acted after this victory was not worthy of the match we saw", estimated the minister on RTL .  

For his part, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graët wrote to his Argentine counterpart to denounce according to him "abnormal excesses" during these celebrations, in particular against Kylian Mbappé. 

"I wrote a letter to my counterpart in the Argentine Federation, I find these excesses abnormal, in the context of a sporting competition, and I find it difficult to understand. It goes too far. Mbappé's behavior has been exemplary", explained Noël Le Graet in an interview with Ouest-France on Thursday. 

"It's just vulgar, inappropriate” 

During the parade of Argentine players, winners of the World Cup by beating France in the final (3-3, 4 shots on goal to 2), Emiliano Martinez was seen holding a doll representing a baby, whose face had been covered from a photo of Kylian Mbappé. 

El Dibu le pudo haceupa ... ¡A MBAPPÉ!

👀 pic.twitter.com/KKHPAaqMTL

— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) December 20, 2022

In the wake of the final, "Dibu" Martinez had already openly mocked the French star, author of three goals in the match, by singing in the locker room: "A minute of silence ... for Mbappé", before d to be followed by his teammates. 

"It's just vulgar, inappropriate, really not up to the challenge", added the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, pointing to the behavior of "inelegant winners".

"This Emiliano Martinez is not distinguishing himself in this affair, it's rather pathetic".  

The FFF also announced its intention to file a complaint against the authors of racist and hateful remarks on social networks against French players like Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni, who missed their shot on goal in the final. 

With AFP 

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