NYT WORLD: World Cup Homecoming Brings Argentina to a Halt
By The New York Times
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: December 20, 2022 at 02:00AM
The team toured the city on an open-top bus flanked by security guards, and players were seen beating drums and sipping viajeros, a local drink that combines Coca-Cola with Fernet, an Italian spirit, downed from a cutoff plastic bottle. So many people turned out to welcome the team around the obelisco, a downtown monument, that the caravan had to change course at the last minute because of security concerns.
By The New York Times
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: December 20, 2022 at 02:00AM
Millions of fans thronged the streets of Buenos Aires to welcome home Argentina’s national team in what may be the biggest open-air party in the capital’s history.
As Argentina’s national soccer team touched down in Buenos Aires on Tuesday after winning the World Cup, millions of Argentines flocked to greet the players. The government declared their homecoming a national holiday, and the team began a 50-mile victory parade through the capital.The team toured the city on an open-top bus flanked by security guards, and players were seen beating drums and sipping viajeros, a local drink that combines Coca-Cola with Fernet, an Italian spirit, downed from a cutoff plastic bottle. So many people turned out to welcome the team around the obelisco, a downtown monument, that the caravan had to change course at the last minute because of security concerns.
The celebrations have been constant since Argentina won its third World Cup title on Sunday. The night of the victory, more than a million people streamed into Avenida 9 de Julio, in the heart of the capital, chanting songs, blaring car horns and setting off fireworks.
Here are scenes from what may be the biggest open-air party in Buenos Aires’s history.Read More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/world/americas/argentina-messi-world-cup-parade-buenos-aires.html
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