The Argentine national team players were forced to greet millions of Argentines in Buenos Aires from a helicopter, after they were unable to do so on the ground due to the huge crowds of fans that filled the streets of the capital and made it impossible for the bus to run there.
About 5 million Argentines gathered in the most famous and largest square in Buenos Aires to celebrate their national team, which was crowned with the World Cup, which was held in Qatar.
A fabulous gathering of fans in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, to celebrate the team's coronation in the World Cup (Evie)
And local press reports stated that the number of those who gathered in the heart of the city had reached 4.8 million people, in one of the largest gatherings in history.
4 million Argentines crowd the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate their country's World Cup-winning team # Qatar 2022 |
#WorldCupQatar2022 #WorldCupQatar2022 |
#Qatar2022 |
#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/bsfYIzrjq7
- beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 20, 2022
Lionel Messi's colleagues went before midday local time towards the fans gathering to greet them, but after 3 hours of trying, it became clear to them that reaching the heart of the capital became impossible.
🚁 No se puede llegar Mas alto, @Argentina en el cielo.
Una fiesta diferente, en helicóptero, ante la imposbilidad de hacerlo por carretera pic.twitter.com/8zmOjxQh7y
— Marca (@marca) December 20, 2022
According to press reports, the players decided to greet millions of fans by air, after they boarded a helicopter to enjoy the terrible crowd gathering from the sky.
Locura total in Buenos Aires: millones of people en las calls para recibir a los campeones del mundo 🏆🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/zsT215yCSi
— Marca (@marca) December 20, 2022
In the same context, presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Ceruti said in a tweet on Twitter, "The world champions are flying over the entire planned route by helicopter, because it has become impossible to continue on the land route."
Las imágenes son una locura: Avalanchas in the rúa de la selección Argentina, hay muchos que que incluso han intentado subir al auto car de los ídos de todo un país 🚌🏆🇦🇷
Que no pase nada malo, por favor 🙏 pic.twitter.com/JAHYJVuC1g
— Marca (@marca) December 20, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines headed towards the capital, Buenos Aires, from various Argentine cities, especially Rosario, the birthplace of legend Lionel Messi, which is more than 300 km from the capital.
The "legend" Lionel Messi led his country to crowning the World Cup title in Qatar, after deciding the final in his favor at the expense of France by penalty kicks 4-2, after the end of the original and extra time of the match in a 3-3 draw.
This title is the third in the history of the "tango" country, after the title of the 1978 tournament that was held in Argentina, and the title of 1986 in Mexico.