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World champions Argentina return home to heroes welcome

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World champions Argentina return home to heroes welcome

Captain Lionel Messi and coach Lionel Scaloni (right) led the team off the plane

Argentina were greeted by jubilant crowds at the Buenos Aires airport, and the country has declared Tuesday a bank holiday after winning the 2022 World Cup.

The team, which defeated France in the final on Sunday, returned home at 2:24 local time on Tuesday.

Fans lined the streets as they rode in an open-top bus to the headquarters of their Football Association.

The main celebration will be at the capital city’s Obelisk monument at midday.

The Argentine government said the day would be a holiday so fans “can express their deepest joy for the national team”.

Lionel Messi led the team off the plane, which carried his picture on its tail.

 

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