Argentina is fresh off of their first World Cup win since 1986 and if you thought the people of Argentina would miss the celebration you were wrong.
They showed up in droves to help Lionel Messi and crew celebrate the phenomenal World Cup at the parade in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.
The problem is, there might have been a little too many people that showed up. The Argentinian team had to abandon their parade bus and get transferred to helicopters because the crowd was too big.
They were supposed to drive to the cobra Obelisco monument via bus but things didn’t go as planned due to their route being blocked by people.
With social media footage showing some fans trying to jump onto the team’s bus when it passed under a bridge, the planned eight-hour journey was cut short due to security fears. The players were transferred from their parade bus and into helicopters.
“The World Champions are flying over the entire route in helicopters because it became impossible to continue on land due to the explosion of popular joy,” presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti wrote on Twitter.
“Let’s continue to celebrate in peace and show them our love and admiration!”
Television images showed people all over the city, huge crowds waiting around the central Obelisco, while many more took over highways to try to catch a glimpse of their returning champions in surely one of the largest turnouts in history.
“It’s crazy, it’s incredible, it’s the best thing that can happen to you in life,” said 25-year-old metalworker Matias Gomez.
“There are people lying on the floor who came straight from the last party to get up and keep partying,” said Elio Maisares, 25, as he celebrated in the city where everyone and everything was covered in the white-and-blue of the Albiceleste.
“Just look at all this, look at everything that is painted in light blue and white. Along the roads, the highways, all the people are rooting for Argentina,” he said.
“It’s really impressive, it’s unique, what a way to cry. I cried this morning, yesterday, the day before yesterday, I can’t cry anymore, it’s incredible!”
Local media estimates that there were as many as four million people in attendance and from the pics that seems like an accurate number.
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