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Lionel Messi and four of his teammates narrowly avoided getting knocked off a bus while the Argentinian team was celebrating their World Cup victory during a massive parade in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, video showed.
The players sitting on top of the bus were forced to quickly duck to avoid the low-hanging electrical wires above the vehicle.
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Argentina’s victory parade is currently underway in the country’s capital with thousands celebrating the team’s win over France in what has been dubbed the greatest men’s soccer World Cup final ever.
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It was the national soccer team’s first World Cup final win since 1986 and the first World Cup trophy for the legendary Messi.
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