The Golden Glove went to who ended up being a hero in Argentina , in his consecration in the Qatar 2022 World Cup : Emiliano Martínez . Al Dibu was awarded by FIFA as the Best Goalkeeper of the competition, in which he stood out with saves and, especially, in the definitions by penalties, so that the Albiceleste shouted champion.

Throughout the tournament, the Aston Villa goalkeeper showed a rising level, on par with the selected one. Well, in his debut, he suffered two hard blows in the fall against Saudi Arabia, which, from his own mouth, the man born in Mar del Plata acknowledged that they shook him.

However, he knew how to pull himself together against Mexico and Poland. Although his figure grew gigantic from the knockout phase. After beating Australia in the round of 16, their moment came in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands.

Well, the 30-year-old goalkeeper stood out in the penalty shootout, after the 2-2 draw in regular time. With his characteristic mischievous spirit, he was key with his two initial saves in the Dutch executions, so that later his teammates do their homework and fasten the pass to the semifinals.

In this last instance, he hardly had a job, due to the comfortable 3-0 win over Croatia, but his lucidity reappeared in neither more nor less than the final. And boy did he have homework, after seeing before his eyes a dramatic 3-3, in what was, perhaps, the best game for the World Cup title.

It was at the end of extra time when Martínez saved a ball that will go down in history, in which Randal Kolo Muani was left alone in his presence and the Argentine spread his legs to save a goal that earned the Gauls the trophy.

From this spectacular save, came the penalties. Again, with his shrewd stance, he stopped the execution of Kingsley Coman and then, with the third shot, he guessed Aurélien Tchouaméni, although the Frenchman sent it wide to the left. Without mistakes from the Argentines, they took the trophy with a great contribution from Dibu.

Recognition more than deserved for the former Arsenal, who says goodbye with the Golden Glove and the precious title in their hands, with a balance of eight goals conceded in the seven games played, three unbeaten fences, seven saves, 10 captures and five clearances , according to Opta statistics.

Source: FIFA.