Breakout stars of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 World Cup may have been the last hurrah for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the tournament also witnessed the arrival of a new crop of talented young players.
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Argentina return home to a heroes welcome
Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning team mates touched down at Ezeiza airport.
Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires.Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m.
Argentina's World Cup winners arrive home to hero's welcome
Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning team mates touched down at Ezeiza airport.
PICS | World Cup winners Argentina arrive back in Buenos Aires
The airplane transporting World Cup winners Argentina and their captain Lionel Messi back from Qatar arrived at the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires at 2:40 am (07:40 SA time) on Tuesday.
France's defeated World Cup heroes return to acclaim in Paris
PARIS: France's national football team returned from Qatar to the acclaim of huge crowds in Paris on Monday (Dec 20), after their heroic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final, which won them admiration in the country and across the world.
France's defeated World Cup soccer heroes return to acclaim in Paris
PARIS: France's national soccer team returned from Qatar to the acclaim of huge crowds in Paris on Monday (Dec 20), after their heroic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final, which won them admiration in the country and across the world.
In year of drama, World Cup shines spotlight on growth in the sport
Lionel Messi's World Cup fairytale lit up the year in soccer as heroics and heartbreak at the finals captivated fans and highlighted the growth of the world's most popular sport despite the criticism of host country Qatar's human rights record.