Argentina World Cup Parade Gets Wild, Players Evacuated in Helicopters
Argentina celebrated the country's victory at the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday and boy did it get wild. After it was deemed a national holiday, an estimated 4 million Argentines hit the streets of Buenos Aires to fete the returning team during its victory parade. Things quickly devolved into chaos and the players had to be evacuated by helicopter.
Here are some looks at the crazy scenes during the parade:
No one really knows where the bus filled with World Cup winners will go. There’s a sea of people eager to celebrate with the Argentina squad but unclear how they will get there. There are now rumors they may put players in helicopters. pic.twitter.com/b0dTBYW3Gs
— Daniel Politi (@dpoliti) December 20, 2022
Views from the victory parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina 🤯 @brfootball pic.twitter.com/mlcWlVmUkr
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 20, 2022
This video is flat-out scary.
Buenos Aires, Argentina has totally collapsed. The victory parade, if you can even call it that, has been cut short.
— Nico Cantor (@Nicocantor1) December 20, 2022
This is the one of the few videos I’ve received that’s the safe to upload to social media. People were jumping into the bus. Just INSANE 🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/OKHfDy7zOB
People are climbing onto structures, street lights, flag poles and they’re all collapsing. People are falling on top of each other. It’s the definition of unsafe and dangerous.
— Nico Cantor (@Nicocantor1) December 20, 2022
It’s pure pandemonium. How do you control people’s humanity when they’re so blinded by euphoria?
Here come the helicopters.
*ARGENTINA TEAM EVACUATED BY HELICOPTERS DUE TO CROWDS: TN pic.twitter.com/tMdg3psNcQ
— Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) December 20, 2022
🇦🇷🚁 The Argentina players have had to ditch their open-top bus because people were trying to jump into it!
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) December 20, 2022
They're now flying over Buenos Aires in helicopters...#Qatar2022 | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/2Yvo4zpxyV
Argentina players had to leave their bus parade and fly over Buenos Aires by helicopter because of the massive crowds 🚁 pic.twitter.com/pvik1QtaX7
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 20, 2022
From what it sounds like, some structures fans were climbing collapsed, people were attempting (and succeeding) to jump onto the bus carrying the team through the city and it essentially devolved from there.
Here's hoping everyone winds up OK after the chaos.