Emiliano Martinez mocks Aurelien Tchouameni after his World Cup final penalty miss

Emiliano Martinez has continued to taunt the French side after Argentina's victory over them in the World Cup final, as he claimed Aurelian Tchouameni 'screwed up everything' by missing his penalty.

Martinez won the Golden Glove in Qatar after two excellent penalty-shoot out performances against the Netherlands and France.

He has since celebrated his side's victory with a number of jokes at the French side's expense, including waving a doll with Kylian Mbappe's face on it, which have led some to label him 'the most hated man in football.'

The Aston Villa star was still in a triumphant mood as he addressed his home town of Mar del Plata. On Tchouameni's miss, which came after an earlier penalty from Kingsley Coman had been saved, he told them: 'When I saved the first penalty in the final, I knew that the other boy was going to be very nervous.

'I tried to play him mentally by throwing the ball away, talking to him... And he missed the goal, he screwed up everything.'

Martinez was widely criticised for throwing the ball away before Tchouanemi's penalty and celebrated the resulting miss with a dance, which he then repeated for his home crowd in Mar del Plata.

Aside from mocking France, the goalkeeper also continued to express admiration for teammate Lionel Messi, as he added: 'My final dream as a goalkeeper was to give the best in the world the world title'.

He also spoke passionately on the motivation behind Argentina's win, as he said: 'Every game we played we said we were playing for the people. When the legs couldn't give, the heart always took a step forward.'

Martinez is expected to miss Aston Villa's return to Premier League action on Sunday, and it is not yet known when he will be back.

Despite his antics, the goalkeeper left the World Cup with a reputation hugely enhanced, and Unai Emery's side will likely face a lot of interest in him.