Lionel Messi and his Argentina squad return home to a euphoric welcome | world News

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After claiming the World Cup crown, Argentina returned home to Buenos Aires on Tuesday and the country declared Celebration Day a national holiday.

Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night trying to get a glimpse of the Argentine soccer team that won one of the World Cup’s greatest finals ahead of what is set to be a day of celebrations.

Image: Celebrations in Buenos Aires on Tuesday Photo: Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez waves as he arrives

The match saw Lionel Messi and the team win football’s greatest prize – a call to victory for the people of the country.

Messi stepped off the plane holding the Gold Cup, followed by his team, who were greeted by fans, journalists and a live band.

The winners will first spend the night at the Argentine Football Association’s training ground, according to state media agency Telam.

“The world champion team will leave at noon on Tuesday to the obelisk to celebrate the world title with the fans,” the Argentine Football Association said on its official Twitter account.

Photo: Argentina celebrate victory

Crowds of fans dressed in national colors came as the atmosphere was filled with excitement and joy.

Many were seen camping at the training site on Monday before the team arrived.

With the team’s highly anticipated return, Tuesday was declared a celebratory national holiday.

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Photo: Lionel Messi holding the World Cup in Buenos Aires. Pic: AP Image: Argentina’s Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup

This victory is Argentina’s third World Cup victory and the first since 1986, when legend Diego Maradona led the team to victory in Mexico.

“It’s crazy that it became this way,” Messi said after his historic victory.

He continued, “I missed this so much. I knew God would bring this gift to me. I just had a feeling that was the thing.”

It was a special moment for Messi and the heartbreak of teammate Kylian Mbappe who fought to the end, in a match already being described as one of the greatest finals in history.

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