Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 onto a red carpet that had been rolled out for the squad. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign that read, “Thank you, champions.” The newly crowned champions of the world boarded an open top bus that moved at a snail’s pace as fans swarmed around it, eager for a glimpse of the players as law enforcement officers tried to keep them at bay.
PHOTOS BY AFP
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