World Cup 2022: Argentinian Fans Burn 'Coffin' With Mbappe’s Photo

World Cup 2022: Argentinian Fans Burn 'Coffin' With Mbappe’s Photo

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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  • Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has continuously made fun of Kylian Mbappe since the final
  • Lionel Messi was spotted laughing after a fan threw a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy at him to mock Mbappe
  • Argentinian fans have taken their beef with Mbappe one step further by burning his photo recently

Kylian Mbappe continues to be at the centre of Argentinian taunts and jokes.

The French star has found himself the target of the jibes after the FIFA World Cup final.

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Argentinian fans have further mocked Kylian Mbappe by burning a photo of the player on a makeshift coffin. Image: Catherine Ivill
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Mbappe scored a hat trick in the game but still ended up on the losing end, as Argentina ran out winners via the penalty shootout.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez first trolled Mbappe in the dressing room, where he asked his teammates to hold a minute's silence for the player.

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At the World Cup trophy parade, he had a baby doll with Mbappe's face on it. Argentinian fans have followed suit.

SportBible reported that numerous Argentinian fans burned a makeshift coffin with Mbappe's face on it.

Get Football French News shared a video of the incident which has since gone viral.

It shows a group holding up a coffin with a cross and a photo of the Paris Saint-Germain attacker on it.

Other fans are seen cheering as the coffin burns. The incident is believed to have taken place at the trophy parade, where an estimated 4 million people took to the streets to celebrate Argentina's win.

Emi Martinez mocks Mbappe during Argentina’s World Cup 2022 parade

Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez has taken his squabble with Kylian Mbappe a notch higher after he aimed a brutal dig at the France star during their trophy parade in Buenos Aires.

Martinez played a key part in Argentina's triumph at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where he won the Golden Glove Award.

In Buenos Aires, Martinez was seen holding a doll with Mbappe's picture on it as the players engaged with fans in an open-bus parade.

Messi’s reaction after fan attempts cheeky dig at Kylian Mbappe

Lionel Messi was left in hysterics after a fan hurled a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy at him during Argentina’s bus parade in Buenos Aries.

The TMNT figure has been widely likened to Messi’s club teammate Kylian Mbappe, who was on the losing end of the World Cup final, Sports Brief reported.

Argentina’s 26-man squad touched down in Buenos Aries and were greeted by hundreds of thousands of elated fans who were ready to receive their heroes after a gruelling World Cup in Qatar.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.