Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez He was one of the great protagonists of the World Cup. Not only for his vital saves for the National Team, but also for his performance in the penalty shootouts against the Netherlands and France. And particularly for his behavior. It is that despite the covers, fundamental for the title in Qatar, several athletes questioned the gestures that the goalkeeper made to his rivals.
It is within the framework of this controversy that FIFA and IFAB would analyze introducing new rules for this instance. As reported by the British newspaper the sun, The Federation that governs soccer studies prohibiting distractions or delays in penalties.
According to the newspaper, These regulations seek to prevent goalkeepers or players from delaying, distracting or altering in any way the execution of the maximum penalty.
the sun In this sense, he pointed out two particular cases: the dances of the Australian goalkeeper, Andrew Redmayne, and the gestures of Martínez in the penalty shootouts against the Netherlands, in the quarterfinals, and France, in the final.
Regarding the case of the Argentine goalkeeper, the newspaper listed the following actions.
In the match with the Netherlands, he flicked the ball instead of giving it to Steven Berghuis, kicked the ball to the side and stared at Teun Koopmeiners, and flicked the ball away as Luuk de Jong came up to take it.
Regarding the definition in the match against France, they pointed out that he delayed the execution of Kingsley Coman (later he saved his shot) and took the ball from the penalty spot when Aurelien Tchouameni -who would later miss- was about to grab it.
It was not the first time that Martínez was at the center of the debate for his behavior. Something similar happened to him in 2021, after the definition against Colombia in the semifinal of the Copa América.
