French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera on Friday accused Argentine gamers of being “inelegant winners” and “vulgar” for mocking her nation’s star Kylian Mbappe after successful the World Cup remaining.
“As much as our French team knew how to lose with panache, so the manner in which this Argentine team acted after this victory was not worthy of the match we saw”, the minister instructed French radio station RTL.
Oudea-Castera singled out goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who was seen within the victory parade in Buenos Aires holding a child doll, its face lined with a photograph of French star Mbappe.
Immediately after the match, a name for “a minute of silence… for Mbappe,” was heard from the Argentina altering room.
Mbappe scored a hat-trick as France twice fought again to take the sport to a penalty shootout after which beat Martinez with the opening spot kick.
“I find it pitiful,” stated Oudea-Castera.
“It’s just vulgar, inappropriate, really not up to the occasion,” she stated.
“This Emiliano Martinez is not distinguishing himself. It is rather pathetic”.
The minister stated she was happy that the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noel Le Graet had written to his Argentine counterpart to complain of “abnormal excesses” within the celebrations.
The FFF has additionally stated it intends to file complaints towards French followers who posted racist feedback on social media after Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed within the shootout and Kolo Muani squandered an opportunity late in additional time.
