On Sunday, after their team finally won the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy after nearly forty years, Argentine football fans rejoiced to the core of their beings.
Argentina finally won the coveted trophy for the second time after 36 years. Lionel Messi has now joined the late legend Maradona, who led his team to victory in the 1986 World Cup.
Argentina and France’s world championship match ended 3-3 after extra time, forcing a penalty shootout. Messi defeated France on penalties 4-2 to win the match.
The victory sparked joyous celebrations throughout Argentina as thousands of people flocked to the streets to honor their teammate and hero Messi.
A drone video depicts a sizable crowd of fans gathered in Argentina’s capital to celebrate the historic victory.
Buenos Aires 🤯🏆🇦🇷 #Argentina
pic.twitter.com/RaPCkwy96L— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 19, 2022
Back in Buenos Aires and Messi's hometown of Rosario 🇦🇷🎆#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Ad9zKvDVJk
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 19, 2022
Argentinians are singing a “Messi” song in Buenos Aires.
Can someone put this banger up on Spotify? pic.twitter.com/wd3xFV5Wu6
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) December 13, 2022
After >10 years of limiting my tweets to surgery topics I am allowing myself diversion into the world outside of academic surgery. It was truly incredible to be in Buenos Aires today with my much better half @marianaberho from Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Felicitaciones Argentina!!! pic.twitter.com/lra4fSgnAS
— Steven D Wexner MD, PhD (@SWexner) December 18, 2022
