FIFA 2022: Lionel Messi And Argentina World Cup Heroes Airlifted As Fans Swarm Victory Parade Bus — See Pics

Messi scored a brace as Argentina registered a thrilling win over France at the FIFA World Cup 2022 final.

Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul smiles during the arrival of the Argentina men's national football team after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on December 20, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Soon after Argentina defeated France to win the FIFA World Cup 2022, celebrations started in all parts of the South American nation. (Image Source: STR / AFP)

The visuals from Rosario were no different. The place happens to be world-renowned footballer Lionel Messi's hometown. (Image Source: Getty)

On Tuesday, Argentina's World Cup stars had to stop an open bus parade in Buenos Aires as fans stepped onto the roads. (Image Source: Getty)

Later, Lionel Messi and his colleagues were asked to take the helicopters to complete the celebrations. (Image Source: Getty)

"The world champions are flying over the entire route in helicopters because it became impossible to continue on land due to the explosion of joy," presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti wrote on Twitter. ( (Image Source: Getty)

Notably, Argentina were dominant in the first 80 minutes of the match but a penalty awarded to France changed things rather quickly as Kylian Mbappe netted twice in no time to level the score. (Image Source: Getty)

However, when it came to the penalty shootout, Argentina won 4-2, which brought huge joy not only to the Argentinians but also to Messi and Argentina fans around the globe. (Image Source: Getty)