Argentina's World Cup-winning bus parade in Buenos Aires has been abandoned due to security concerns. Lionel Messi guided his nation to a famous triumph in Qatar in one of the competition's greatest finals against France, but their celebrations with fans had to be cut short.
A crazy 3-3 draw in 120 minutes against the French saw the game go to penalties, with Gonzalo Montiel converting the decisive penalty to crown Argentina as the new world champions.
Messi had earlier calmly slotted his penalty home in the shoot-out and it was from 12 yards that he gave Argentina the lead after Angel Di Maria was felled by Ousmane Dembele. Di Maria then doubled his nation's lead in the 36th minute converting Alexis Mac Allister's pass.
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Kylian Mbappe then stole the limelight with two goals in two minutes to drag France level and force extra-time. Messi snatched the spotlight back though with a 108th-minute goal but the contest was not decided yet, with Mbappe scoring a penalty with two minutes to complete his hat-trick and take the game into extra-time.
Emiliano Martinez was the hero on penalties, saving Kingsley Coman's spot kick before winning the mental battle with Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni who fired his effort wide before Montiel sealed the win with a 4-2 penalty victory.
With Messi now securing the one trophy that has alluded him his entire career, many have labelled him as the greatest footballer of all time in the midst of his battle with Cristiano Ronaldo to be considered the best.
Following the dramatic final victory, the scenes in Buenos Aires were of glee and joy as thousands of fans flocked together in celebration. Those supporters were set to be greeted by their World Cup heroes on Tuesday for an open-top bus celebration.
However, supporters in the Argentine capital forced proceedings to end sooner than anticipated due to safety concerns amid crowd congestion and reports a fan jumped onto the bus from an overhanging bridge.
The players were evacuated via a helicopter and instead embarked on their celebration tour from the sky. It is unlikely that this incident will cause too much distress in the country given they are world champions, and with the huge amount of people in attendance, it appears it was the correct decision to cancel the bus tour and opt for something safer.
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