• An open-air bus parade celebrating Argentina’s World Cup heroes was canceled.
• It was to protect millions of fans in Buenos Aires.
• Lionel Messi and his teammates boarded helicopters for an aerial procession above the capital.

An open-air bus parade celebrating Argentina’s World Cup heroes was canceled to protect millions of fans in Buenos Aires.

Lionel Messi and his teammates boarded helicopters for an aerial procession above the capital.

“The world champions are flying over the entire route on helicopters because it was impossible to continue by land owing to people’s happiness,” President Alberto Fernandez’s spokesperson tweeted on social media.

The crowd size, estimated at four million by local media citing police sources, prevented the players from reaching the central Obelisk in Buenos Aires.

The parade was canceled as the bus moved slowly for four hours.

Tuesday was a national holiday in Argentina to celebrate the World Cup win.

Tim Vickery claimed Sky News “millions” had lined the streets of the city before the march was canceled.

“People jumped onto the team bus as it passed under bridges.

“The bus couldn’t make movement, there were too many people,” Vickery added.

“It was the safest decision because it looked too much,” he said.

As temperatures reached 30C, fans flooded highways, avenues, and capital access routes.

Thousands camped at the Obelisk, the customary celebration spot, on Tuesday morning.

After flying above Buenos Aires, where fans had congregated, the players’ helicopters returned to the Argentine Football Association’s headquarters.

Claudio Tapia, the association’s president, accused law enforcement.

“The same security agencies that escorted us don’t let us continue further,” he claimed.

“The champion players apologize. “Pity.”

Messi and the other players waved to the people from the bus as they raised the World Cup trophy aloft. It was Argentina’s third World Cup championship and the first since Diego Maradona won it in 1986.

“This is craziness, it’s unimaginable,” remarked 23-year-old Brian Andreassi. “I’m speechless.”

“Argentines are united and happy. It’s like breathing a different air, Victoria Roldán said. “I’m about to burst,”
The team arrived in Argentina early Tuesday at Ezeiza Airport, where crowds were waiting with banners, flags, and rockets.

By midday, millions had gathered in downtown Buenos Aires, shutting down key routes for the procession.

People played instruments, climbed lampposts and bus stops and waved Messi and Maradona banners.

Since Argentina’s thrilling triumph over France in Sunday’s final in Qatar, Buenos Aires has been in party mode, masking the country’s economic concerns.

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