Lionel Messi and Argentina returned as heroes as they were greeted by thousands of fans at Ezeiza International Airport after touching down in Buenos Aires following their stunning World Cup triumph.
Argentina led twice through goals from Messi and Angel Di Maria but with just minutes remaining in extra time France won a penalty - which Kylian Mbappe duly dispatched to take the final to a shootout where Emiliano Martinez's brilliance in goal saw the Argentines emerge victorious on Sunday.
The national team and the World Cup trophy, which they lifted for a third time Sunday, landed back in Argentina after a roughly 21-hour flight at around 2.20am local time Tuesday morning.
Talisman Messi emerged from the plane first and lifted the World Cup trophy triumphantly into the air as he and head coach Lionel Scaloni stepped on to the airplane steps to greet the waiting fans.
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