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We could also argue that Argentinian goalkeeper didn't deserve a golden glove. Look at this comparison between Martinez and Livakovic:

So do you agree that Martinez deserved a golden glove reward as the best goalkeeper on the tournament?

Haven't checked the stats of the two at the World Cup but seeing what you're showing it honestly has to be said that Livakovic deserved much more and the difference is vast and it's become quite puzzling why with such disparate statistics the organizers didn't award the Croatian goalkeeper a golden glove.
Being able to bring Argentina to win the World Cup should not be a reason for giving it because appearance should be the benchmark for judging this is quite disappointing and suspicious.

Yes, I think that Martinez received this golden glove prize only because the Argentine national team won the WC, but first of all because he defended a penalty shootout in the final match, I think this influenced such a decision in his favor, all this is very subjective, but Livakovic undoubtedly deserved this award.

I agree but also think that Martinez deserved it more than any other goalkeeper simply because of the number of penalty saved,it was about 4 of them,2 in Holland game and 2 in final game taking into consideration that he found the direction even in that penalty which got out.It is only natural for him to have gotten the golden glove because of this and because he had done more than Livakovic,we don't know how Livakovic would have behaved in a final,he surely was great against Brazil but that is only one match.

Livakovic didn't only save few penalties against Brazil but also against Japan. At best I would say that Martinez and Livakovic performance on this World Cup was equal, but just because Argentina won the title. But I definitely don't think that Martinez showed better performance because it was because of Livakovic saves that Croatia finished third. Croatia had problems with scoring goals but because of good defensive play and good goalie they finished third.