Lionel Messi and his teammates will be received as heroes on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, where millions of excited people await their arrival to celebrate together the World Cup won in Qatar-2022, the third in the history of the Albiceleste.
“Once they are consecrated, we have to receive them and say ‘Thank you, guys,'” José Luis Quiroga, 56, told the AFP news agency, in the Obelisk area, the place where the victory was celebrated and which was chosen by the players to celebrate their return to Argentina.
The arrival is scheduled for 00:30 Tuesdaylocal time, as confirmed by a spokesperson for Aerolíneas Argentinas.
The players announced that the celebration will take place on Tuesday in the center of Buenos Aires. “The WORLD CHAMPION squad will leave Tuesday at noon for the obelisk to celebrate the world title with the fans. Yes, we are WORLD CHAMPIONS!” The team wrote on their official Twitter account.
#Qatar2022 We are waiting for you at home, champions ? pic.twitter.com/aNkVvyS0eX
— ?? Argentina National Team ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) December 19, 2022
The Government decreed National holiday to facilitate popular participation in welcoming players, although some public departments and banks will have activity until noon.
The operation includes several posts with traffic diversions on the route that connects the airport with the Argentine capital, where on Tuesday the bus with the players will pass until it reaches the Obelisk, where thousands of people are expected to gather.
More than 10 hours after the arrival of the team on Argentine soilmany fans have already posted chairs, umbrellas or tents on the route that connects the airport with the AFA grounds, to be sure to greet the passage of the new champions.
On the other hand, the ‘Bleus’ also had a cheering reception in France, where thousands of fans cheered them on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, in a party atmosphere.
The French players waved from the balcony of the Crillon hotel after arriving at Roissy airport from Qatar.
“We will be back”promised kylian mbappe this Monday in a message on social networks.
– Match and epic celebration –
Argentina’s victory over France, in a legendary match that had to go to penalties (3-3, 4-2), was celebrated throughout Argentina on Sunday night by millions of exultant fans, without being have incidents.
only in the Avenida 9 de Julio, where the Obelisk rises, more than a million people gatheredaccording to an estimate of the Government of the city of Buenos Aires.
With the victory in this final, Messi crowned his brilliant career with the only trophy that until now had been elusive.
– What more can I ask for? –
As fate would have it, this pulse of generations between the king of recent years (Messi) and what seems to be his announced successor (Mbappé) was in Qatar, the country that brought them together as companions after buying the Paris Saint-Germainwhere they both play now.
Messiwho is now very well placed to continue making history as a candidate for his eighth Ballon d’Or, assured that he still wants to play a few more games with the Argentine team.
Leo Messi is going to continue playing with the Argentine National Team.
He wants to enjoy having been a champion. pic.twitter.com/HRhHTyU0mx— Gaston Edul (@gastonedul) December 19, 2022
“What will be after this?“Messi asked himself when declaring before Argentine television in the mixed zone. “Obviously I wanted to close my career with thisI can’t ask for anything anymore,” said the 35-year-old star.
Messi highlighted how much he fought in his career and that the Cup “was given to me almost at the end”, in his fifth World Cup.
The new title of the Argentine team is added to those achieved in 1978 and 1986, in a 36-year wait with two finals lost along the way (1990 and 2014).
