Millions of jubilant Argentines thronged the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to support their nation's World Cup-winning soccer team, which was captained by Lionel Messi. The massive crowd halted the open-top bus parade. Due to security concerns resulting from the magnitude of the gathering, which the local media reported to be four million people, the players were unable to approach the central Obelisco monument as scheduled. From their parade bus, they were moved to helicopters. The champs arrived in Buenos Aires in the small hours of Tuesday to a magnificent greeting. However, during their open bus parade, Messi, Rodrigo de Paul, Nicolas Otamendi, Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes, and Angel di Maria came dangerously close to being struck by a cable wire. The players had to be evacuated by helicopter to get to the main celebration location since throngs of supporters surrounded the team bus during the event. Around noon, a large crowd had already gathered in downtown Buenos Aires,
