Football fans flock to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate Argentina’s victory over France in the FIFA World Cup Qatar

When the “GOAT” Lionel Messi led Argentina to a fabulous World Cup victory in Sydney, Qatar, 12,000 km away, happy fans celebrated exuberantly on the legendary forecourt of the opera house.

In a game billed as the greatest of all time, a hat-trick against French superstar Kylian Mbappe wasn’t enough as La Albiceleste triumphed on penalties.

With the game ending 2-2 in regular time, both Messi and Mbappe scored in extra time in thrilling scenes that were hard to believe – and Argentina’s Sydney fans didn’t love it.

In a sea of ​​blue and white, they happily celebrated their first world title since 1986, giving Messi the perfect end to his international career. Much to the delight of the thousands of fans in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.

A female Argentinian fan sported the iconic La Albiceleste colors of Lionel Messi’s winning World Cup team on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House

Earlier on the live website of the World Cup in Darling Harbor several torches were lit and thrown despite the horrific scenes in the Melbourne derby just a day before

Argentinian fans celebrate, complete with family photos, at the live viewing location at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

When the day broke on Monday after the exciting victory in the World Cup final, the Argentine fans celebrated on the forecourt of the legendary Sydney Opera House

Fans clutched replica World Cup trophies and sang in the Opera House as they celebrated the win

However, at the live viewing location in Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, the scenes were a little more chaotic.

Despite the chilling scenes at Saturday’s A-League derby in Melbourne, many fans were seen throwing flares into the surging crowd.

Fans stormed the pitch with flares on Saturday night before Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover suffered a concussion and required stitches after being hit in the face with a bucket full of sand in what was described by Socceroos star Danny Vukovic as the “darkest day of Australian football ‘.

Many of the fans present on the live viewing site were clearly unaffected, a sign that unfortunately the flare/soccer relationship in Australia remains strong.

Several flares could be seen at the live viewing site in Darling Harbor and football fans were not afraid to stir up trouble despite the horrific scenes seen just a day earlier in the A-League derby

An Argentina fan flies his flag in Darling Harbor after the team won a thrilling penalty shootout match

Many fans were seen dancing and singing in Sydney on Monday morning

A man was captured in Darling Harbor holding a torch that had been lit

Many fans took to social media to complain about this very fact, with one writing that there were “virtually no security checks” as he posted a picture of a fan holding a torch in front of him.

Others posted videos showing torches lighting up the large, rowdy crowd, who were only being hyped more by the exciting nature of the game.