The Argentina national team – the winners of the World Cup – returned to their homeland on December 20. Fans greeted the players with a standing ovation.
The players rode the bus through the streets of Buenos Aires and made a stop at the obelisk in the city center, where they met with their fans.
The government of the country declared the day of the return of the national team a day off so that people could celebrate the triumph together with the athletes.
In the final of the 2022 World Cup, the teams of Argentina and France fought for victory. The game took place on December 18. In regular time of the match, the teams played with a score of 2:2. In extra time, the Argentines and the French scored one more goal each. The meeting ended with a series of post-match penalties (4:2) to the Argentines.
Thus, the Argentina team became the world champion, and the captain of the national team, Lionel Messi, was recognized as the best player in the 2022 World Cup.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on his country’s victory at the 2022 World Cup. He noted that he watched the final and considers the victory of athletes from this country deserved.
Fernandez, in turn, thanked his Russian colleague for his congratulations. He pointed out that the joy that unites Argentina with so many peoples of the world should serve as an example of how “our society needs unity and peace.”
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