Argentina captain and forward Lionel Messi (C) holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy on board a bus as he celebrates with teammates and supporters after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on March 20. December 2022.
The Argentine football team was greeted by thousands of happy fans along the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the WC champions.
People waited all Tuesday night to try and catch a glimpse of the football team that won one of those biggest World Cup final round.
The team, led by captain Lionel Messi, got off the plane with coach Lionel Scaloni around 3 a.m. in Ezeiza, just outside Argentina’s capital, to rock band La Mosca singing “Thank you, masters” for a day of celebration.
Argentina defeated France Sunday, when he won the country’s first WC championship since 1986 and the country’s third overall. The team came heartbreakingly close to victory in the World Cup final in 2014.
See the crowded streets with proud football fans and the team that got them there.
In this aerial photo, fans of Argentina wait for the bus carrying 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 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 of the Argentina soccer team that won the World Cup wave from the bus that will take them to the 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 players to arrive to their country after winning the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup final soccer match against France in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, December 19, 2022. – Soccer star Lionel Messi and his teammates will will be received as heroes on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, where millions of excited people await their arrival to celebrate together the World Cup achieved in Qatar 2022, the third that the Albiceleste has added in its history.
The plane carrying World Cup winners Argentina and their captain Lionel Messi back from Qatar arrived at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires at 02:40 on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, they will begin a tour through downtown Buenos Aires with millions expected to take to the streets on a public holiday.
Fans of Argentina await the arrival of the players to their country after winning the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup final soccer 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 on their way to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training center in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20 2022.
Camille Fine is a trending visual producer on USA TODAY’s NOW team.
