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A fan of Argentina clinging to a pole cheers as the team parades on board a bus after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament, in Buenos Aires province, on December 20, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

World Cup winners parade debacle triggers blame game in Argentina

Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match against Brentford at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on November 12, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Guardiola salutes World Cup winners Alvarez and Messi

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, holds a press conference in Algiers on October 1, 2022 following the CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) meeting. (Photo by AFP)

African team can reach 2026 World Cup final - CAF boss Motsepe

Fans of Argentina cheer as the team parades on board a bus after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament, in Buenos Aires province, on December 20, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

In hangover of World Cup fiesta, Argentina's economic reality bites

Qatar Airways presented the medals and individual awards to Argentina after their historic 4-2 victory on penalties over 2018 champions, France.

Qatar Airways operated nearly 14,000 flights during World Cup

In this file photo taken on September 5, 2022 Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola leads a training session at the Manchester City training ground in Manchester. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)

Messi the greatest even without World Cup heroics, says Guardiola

Argentina's players celebrate on board a bus with a sign reading "World Champions" with supporters after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup as they tour through Buenos Aires' on December 20, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

Fan gloom as Argentina World Cup victory parade ends abruptly

France's forward Kylian Mbappe (left) and coach Didier Deschamps greet supporters at the Hotel de Crillon, a day after the Qatar 2022 World Cup final match Place de la Concorde in central Paris on December 19, 2022. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Mbappe returns to training days after World Cup disappointment

Fans cheer as Morocco’s national football team arrives to the centre of capital Rabat: AFP/Fadel Senna

Heroes’ welcome to Moroccan players

French President Emmanuel Macron: AFP

Macron praises Qatar for World Cup hosting

The France team: AFP

Racist abuse of French footballers slammed

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani wraps the cloak around Lionel Messi as FIFA chief Gianni Infantino watches on: AFP/Paul Ellis

Boom for maker of Arab cloak given to Messi

Alexis Mac Allister: AFP

World Cup hero Mac Allister hailed

Riot police stand guard after clashes with fans of Argentina following the celebration of the team’s arrival in Buenos Aires: AFP/Luis Robayo

Aborted bus parade a snapshot of Argentina’s charm, vice

Fans wave Argentine flags as they celebrate their team's victory in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match against France, in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

More Americans watched Argentina-France than any World Cup match ever