World Cup Champs Spain Lap up Adulation of a Million on Bus Parade
Spain’s champions waved the World Cup trophy as the city’s official count topped 1 million fans, the Government Delegation said.
- On Monday, Spain's national team celebrated their World Cup title with an open-top bus parade through Madrid, where the Government Delegation reported more than one million supporters lined the city-centre route.
- The team's return marked the first time Spain's national team set foot on Spanish soil since their 2010 victory 16 years earlier, following their arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport.
- King Felipe and Queen Letizia, joined by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, hosted the team at Zarzuela Palace, where the King hailed the victory as an 'epic triumph.'
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro praised the team's efforts and urged them to dream of a 2030 title, asking, "Why not believe that, as the saying goes, good things come in threes?"
- Separately, FIFA announced on Monday that it opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina regarding incidents involving players and coaching staff during the World Cup final, investigating conduct to determine if sanctions are necessary.
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Lucas Vazquez reacted to the beautiful communion in the streets of Madrid between the players of Spain and the supporters after the victory of the Roja at the World 2026. The former defender of the Real split with a comparison with the other cities where the festival degenerated.
The party there takes everything, because a victory at the World Cup doesn't happen every year and when two million people find themselves in the streets there is only one priority. (ANSA)
Spain stars lap up adulation of estimated two million on World Cup parade
New World Cup champions Spain enjoyed a vibrant night of celebrations after an open-top bus parade through the streets of Madrid on Monday in front of a jubilant crowd of an estimated two million people.
New world football champions Spain returned home on Monday, where the team was greeted by nearly two million fans on the streets of Madrid. The world champions were greeted with a grand victory parade through the Spanish capital.
Spanish footballers celebrated their victory at the World Cup-2026 in the streets of Madrid, Monday, July 20th.
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