The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced that the country’s World Cup champions will join their supporters on Tuesday at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires to celebrate their victory.
Argentina stars to celebrate World Cup triumph with fans at Buenos Aires’s Obelisk (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: The Argentine football federation announced on Monday that the national team of Argentina will celebrate their World Cup victory on Tuesday in Buenos Aires at the Obelisk, the monument that has historically served as the focal point of sporting celebrations.
“The squad of world champions will leave on Tuesday at noon for the Obelisk to celebrate the world title with the fans. Yes, we are world champions,” the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on its official Twitter account. The Argentine government declared Tuesday would be a bank holiday so that the entire country “can express their deepest joy for the national team”.
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According to local media reports, the Lionel Messi-led side, which defeated France in the final, will land in Argentina early on Tuesday on a state airline flight and spend the night at the federation’s training facility close to the airport.
The players, coaching staff, and support staff are scheduled to arrive at the nearby Ezeiza International Airport on Tuesday morning. The delegation’s flight left Doha, Qatar, on Monday and stopped in Rome en route.
The entire team, including well-known players like Lionel Messi, Angel Di Mara, Julián Llvarez, and the rest of the World Champions, is being flown by Aerolineas Argentinas in a plane with the callsign AR1915. Over 10,000 people were monitoring it at the time of writing on the FlightRadar24 website.
After a 3-3 draw in a thrilling match that was hailed by many as one of the best World Cup finals ever, Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties. Argentines are eagerly awaiting the team’s arrival to continue the celebrations after taking to the streets after winning their third World Cup.
“I want to be in Argentina to see how crazy it is. I want them to wait for me, I can’t wait to go there and enjoy it with them,” the team’s talismanic captain Lionel Messi said.