Argentina players evacuated by helicopter amid parade chaos

Millions headed to the streets in Buenos Aires with reports of at least one death

Argentina’s World Cup homecoming descended into chaos on Tuesday as one person reportedly died and a five-year-old boy was left in a coma as millions took to the streets. 

Lionel Messi’s team beat France on penalties at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday to claim a third World Cup in their history.

It was reported that up to three million people headed to the Obelisk monument in central Buenos Aires to celebrate the win, with thousands also lining the streets in the early hours of Tuesday morning when Lionel Scaloni’s heroes touched down at Ezeiza International Airport and were taken to the Argentine Football Association’s (AFA) headquarters on an open top bus.

Later that day, the party recommenced in the Argentine capital with another bus parade that brought an estimated four million people out to party.

But the planned eight-hour celebrations had to be cut short by the authorities amid a 24-year-old man died falling through a roof while “jumping up and down” in celebration.

The crowds waiting for Argentina’s trophy parade