World Cup 2022: Argentina abandon Buenos Aires bus parade amid jubilant scenes

Mike Letterman

Dec 20, 2022, 9:40 PM
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Argentina players dance and sing on top of the bus during their World Cup-winning parade in Buenos Aires — Argentina's footballers have won the World Cup for the first time since 1986

Argentina's World Cup winners had to abandon their open top bus parade and take a helicopter ride over the ecstatic fans partying in the streets.

The trophy was shown off at the beginning of the journey.

The celebrations became more chaotic.

The explosion of joy made it impossible to continue.

The Argentine government declared Tuesday to be a national holiday after Lionel Messi and his teammates won the World Cup.

The players left the AFA training complex in the early hours of Tuesday morning and traveled 20 miles to the center of Buenos Aires.

The Obelisk monument in the capital city was supposed to be the final destination for the journey.

The bus was not allowed to go to Plaza de la Repblica after the celebrations became too rowdy.

All of the champion players have apologized. Chiqui Tapia is the president of the AFA.

There was a sea of blue and white in Plaza de la Repblica as the fans waited for the squad to arrive.

Hundreds of thousands Argentinians pack into Buenos Aires' Plaza de la República, which is where the World Cup winning-squad's bus parade will finish later on Tuesday — Hundreds of thousands Argentinians had packed into Buenos Aires' Plaza de la República by midday on Tuesday

While other fans played instruments or climbed lampposts, banners were held aloft of captain Messi and the late Diego Maradona, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.

Hundreds of fans lined the streets with many riding scooters and running behind the bus on a motorway as the parade made its way towards Plaza de la Repblica

Matias Gomez said it was the best thing that could happen to him.

It is a joy to see all the happy people holding hands and giving each other hugs. Today, we are all one.

Messi sat in the middle of a group of players on the top deck, cementing his position as the greatest footballer of all time.

He posted on social media that he woke up next to the trophy.

Argentina won the World Cup for the first time since Diego Maradona lifted the trophy 36 years ago, and has been partying ever since.

La Albiceleste won their third World Cup title in one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history, as Lionel Messi finally fulfilled his World Cup dream.