Argentina won the World Cup after 36 years after defeating France 4-2 in the tiebreaker in the final on Sunday. Lionel Messi receives his elusive World Cup trophy.
Messi-Martinez returned home with the golden trophy of the World Cup. Millions of people welcomed them like heroes in a festive atmosphere.
Messi's team arrived in Argentina via Rome from Doha. Thousands of supporters have already waited in Buenos Aires, the country's capital.
The plane carrying Messi landed at the airport in the capital Buenos Aires before dawn on Tuesday.
Then the Argentina team slowly moved through the crowd of supporters on an open-top bus. All of them have gold medals around their necks. The players held up the World Cup trophy one after another, bursting with joy all around.
Not only that, the firework lights were illuminating all around with colorful lights. The supporters keep the atmosphere lively by singing to the beat of drums.
Messi-De Maria is scheduled to spend a few hours at the Argentine Football Association next to the airport. Later in the afternoon they will head to the massive obeliso monument in the center of the city, where hundreds of thousands of people are likely to gather. A general holiday has been declared in the country on Tuesday as the team won.
Before that, however, Messi's celebration began after Lusail's Gonzalo Montiel's tiebreaker shot on Sunday night. That shot sealed Argentina's victory, and the Lucille Stadium has been azure-blue ever since. At the end of the immediate celebration with the family, receiving the award, and taking photos with the trophy, the Argentine players celebrated by dancing in the dressing room.
Messi, Emiliano Martinez and Lautaro Martinez were seen cheering more during the celebration in various videos that spread on social media. Some are dancing on the table, some are rolling on the ground, and sometimes they join the chorus.
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