Argentina sneers at Mbappé: chorus prompts discussion

France striker Mbappé in the crosshairs of the Albiceleste locker room

Argentina’s locker room in a frenzy after Messi and co.’s World Cup triumph. The celebration on the pitch after the final with France and the award ceremony continued in the locker room, when the players improvised a little train, singing.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez at one point stopped the snake and issued a provocation, “A minute of silence for Mbappé who died.” This was captured in an Instagram feed from Otamendi that immediately made the rounds of the web. The controversial chorus outraged many users, including Argentines, who called for more respect for the player who scored a hat trick in a World Cup final.