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Messi, Argentina team return home as heroes
Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento, on the newest of 2 developments
Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked off.
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Argentina’s World Cup winners return home ahead of welcome party
Lionel Messi and his teammates set off for Argentina with the most coveted prize in football as millions of compatriots waited to welcome them home on Monday and catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy.
Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time ahead of what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires.
Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked off.
Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday onto a red carpet that had been rolled out for the squad.
Lionel Messi carried the World Cup as coach Lionel Scaloni put his arm around the captain when the two walked past a sign that read “Thank you, champions.”
After their World Cup triumph in Qatar, Argentina's football players have returned home and were greeted by fans in Buenos Aires. The team paraded the trophy in an open-top bus as thousands assembled in the capital.
Argentina’s World Cup winners led by captain Lionel Messi returned home from Qatar in the early hours of Tuesday morning ahead of a welcome party in the nation's capital.
After their World Cup triumph in Qatar, Argentina's football players have returned home and were greeted by fans in Buenos Aires. The team paraded the trophy in an open-top bus as thousands assembled in the capital.
Star Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina men's soccer team arrived home Tuesday morning to crowds of cheering fans following their victory in the FIFA World Cup.
Fans swamp highway as victorious players clutching cherished trophy make their way to Buenos Aires; president declares national holiday so country can celebrate
