After 36 long years, Argentina's soccer history is once again in a championship frenzy, with the nation basking in the joy of victory. As the game came to an end, the center of Buenos Aires was swarming with over two million revelers expected to take to the streets. Argentina's President Fernandez was unable to attend the game in Qatar, but followed it live from his home and tweeted his team's support until the very end.
The city center of Buenos Aires quickly became a sea of joy as Mez led Argentina to victory, with thousands of fans chanting the star's name, and the city government predicting in advance that the area around the landmark Obelisk and the "Avenue of the 9th of July" would be the site of revelry for the 2 million fans who were in attendance.
French President Emmanuel Macron was on hand to cheer, while Argentine President Fernandez chose to watch the live stream at home with his family. His son was dressed in an Argentine jersey and was fully engaged. After the game, Fernandez tweeted dozens of messages in a row, with a "screen type" ecstasy to the people of the country to proclaim: "a team to the end, there is a chance to win the highest honor, I am deeply honored to be able to share the tears of the players, we are the --I am honored to share with you the tears of the players.
World Champion!
