World champions Argentina returned home to a rapturous reception following their victory over France in Qatar on Sunday.
Fans lined the streets during the middle of the night in Buenos Aires to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi and Co with the World Cup trophy.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the scenes which greeted them.
Star player Lionel Messi and coach Lionel Scaloni stepped off the plane first (Gustavo Garello/AP)
Messi was all smiles (Gustavo Carello/AP)
A dummy of the World Cup trophy hung at the entrance of Argentina’s training base (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
Penalty shoot-out hero Emiliano Martinez waved to the fans (Gustavo Garello/AP)
Scaloni saluted the crowd (Matilde Campodonico/AP)
Fans lined the streets as the team paraded with the trophy (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
Goalscorer in the final, Angel Di Maria, showed the trophy to the supporters (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
Messi, Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi enjoyed the welcome (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
Celebrations continued long into the night (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
Argentina savoured the moment (Matilde Campodonico/AP)
Police escorted the bus through thousands of fans (Rodrigo Abd/AP)
