Argentina's captain and forward Lionel Messi (C) holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy on board a bus as he celebrates alongside teammates and supporters after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20, 2022.
The Argentina soccer team were greeted by thousands of overjoyed fans lining the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the World Cup champions.
People waited throughout Tuesday night to try to get a glimpse of the soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals.
The team, led by captain Lionel Messi, emerged from the plane with coach Lionel Scaloni around 3 a.m. in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, to the rock band La Mosca singing “Thank you, champions” for a day of celebrations.
Argentina defeated France Sunday, earning the nation's first World Cup championship since 1986 and the country’s third overall. The team came heartbreakingly close to victory in the 2014 World Cup final.
See the overflowing streets of proud soccer fans and the team that got them there.
In this aerial view fans of Argentina wait for the bus with Argentina's players to pass through the Obelisk to celebrate after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in Buenos Aires on December 20, 2022.
Argentina's captain and forward Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy on board a bus upon arrival at Ezeiza International Airport after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20, 2022.
Players from the Argentine soccer team that won the World Cup wave from the bus that takes them to Argentina Soccer Association, where they will spend the night after landing at Ezeiza airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.
Fans of Argentina wait for the arrival of the players to their country after winning the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup final football match against France in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on December 19, 2022. - Football star Lionel Messi and his teammates will be received as heroes on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, where millions of excited people await their arrival to celebrate together the World Cup obtained in Qatar 2022, the third that the Albiceleste has added in its history.
The airplane transporting World Cup winners Argentina and their captain Lionel Messi back from Qatar arrived at the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires at 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday. On midday Tuesday they will begin a tour through the Buenos Aires city center with millions expected out in the streets on what is a public holiday.
Fans of Argentina wait for the arrival of the players to their country after winning the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup final football match against France in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on December 19, 2022.
Argentina's players celebrate on board a bus with supporters after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament as they leave Ezeiza International Airport en route to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training centre in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20, 2022.
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