Emiliano Martinez will retire from international football if he wins World Cup again

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said in an interview recently that if Argentina wins the World Cup again, he will retire from the national team.

In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina relied on Messi and Di Maria to score in regular time, and finally defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shootout, successfully winning the World Cup championship, and Emiliano Martinez also won the Golden Glove Award.

Emiliano Martinez, 32, said: "If we can win two World Cups in a row, that will be enough and I will retire from the national team. We must give young players room to play."

"It's not going to happen again. We all saw Argentina win the World Cup and I've never seen it since I was born. Now a seven-year-old has experienced this moment and will be happy and celebrate, but the excitement will not be the same as last time."

In addition, Emiliano Martinelli also shared, "I have been talking to psychologists. I am a World Cup champion, I have won four Golden Glove Awards, two Best Goalkeeper Awards and two Yashin Awards, but I am still looking for something to make myself better. I still lack some motivation to push myself to continue to fight, and now it is a competition with myself. Although I have reached the top, how can I fight against myself?"

"It's certainly difficult to reach the top, but once you get there, you'll ask yourself what to do next. The best example is Messi, who is still pursuing higher goals even after winning the Ballon d'Or at the age of 37."