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Watch: Lionel Messi's World Cup Winning-Teammate Emiliano Martinez Arrives In India Amid Fanfare

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Emiliano Martinez, the significant other of Argentina's third FIFA World Cup triumph, landed in Kolkata on Monday as the football-mad city continued its tryst with the stars of the spectator sport.

The city that has hosted the likes of Pele, Maradona, Messi and Cafu will for the first time play host to a reigning World Cup winner whose heroics in the penalty shootout against France last December earned Argentina its first world title in 36 years.

VIDEO | Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martnez arrives at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. "I am really excited, feeling great.

It was a dream (coming to India). I had promised to come to India, I am happy to be here," says... pic.twitter.com/ivmqHCNrsX Amid tight security arrangements, the Golden Glove winner of the 2022 World Cup checked into his five-star hotel on EM Bypass.

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