Argentine soccer team players, who regained the FIFA World Cup champion trophy after 36 years, returned home amid enthusiastic cheers from the fans.



According to AFP, the plane carrying the Argentine team arrived at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires at 2:40 am local time on the 20th.



As the plane door opened, “god of football” Lionel Messi, wearing a training suit and wearing a medal around his neck, stood side by side with coach Lionel Scaloni, holding the Qatar World Cup trophy in his right hand, waving his hand and slowly descending the stairs.



The duo made their way down the red carpet to the parade bus, giving thumbs up to reporters while listening to the cheering song Muchachos ringing down the runway.



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The bus was engraved with three stars symbolizing World Cup victories three times (1978, 1986, and 2022) and the phrase 'CAPEONES DEL MUNDO' (World Champion).



Muchachos, the cheering song, is a song by La Mosca, a group known to be the favorite of Messi and the Argentine national team, and was called the official cheering song of the Argentine national team during the World Cup.



As expected, the faces of the players who were packing their bags with their medals hanging around their necks were full of bright smiles.



The players went straight to the second floor of the bus and felt the festive atmosphere by clapping their hands and shaking their bodies to the tune of the cheering song.



Even in the early morning, thousands of fans camped out around the Argentine Football Association training ground near the airport, waving flags and waiting for the players to return home.



On the way to the training ground, the crowds that paralyzed the roads followed the bus, waving national flags, singing songs, and welcoming the players with enthusiastic hand gestures and cheers.



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When the roads were filled with fans, except for the first lane where the buses were moving, the players on the second floor of the slow-moving bus stood close to the railing, facing the fans and breathing together.



The national team will hold a caravan parade with the winning trophy from the training ground to the obelisk in the center of the capital from noon on the day, responding to the people's full support during the tournament.



The Argentine government designated the 20th, the day the national team returned home, as a public holiday to commemorate their first World Cup victory in 36 years.



(Photo = AP, Yonhap News)