Argentina arrives home to huge party

The bus moved at a snail's pace as fans, many of whom were waving Argentine flags, swarmed the bus on a highway, eager for a glimpse of the players as law enforcement officers tried to keep them at bay.

The players slept at AFA headquarters for a few hours before boarding a bus later on Tuesday to head to the Obelisk, the iconic Buenos Aires landmark that was a sea of people on Sunday afternoon after the team won the country's third World Cup, and its first since 1986.

President Alberto Fernandez declared a national holiday on Tuesday so the country could celebrate the victory.

The day after the streets of Argentina turned into massive parties following the Sunday victory, many kept a close eye on the flight that brought the players home to celebrate. As the plane got closer to Argentine soil, almost 200,000 people were tracking its path online and news channels gave live coverage of the arrival.