{"id":5039,"date":"2026-07-20T21:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5039"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:08:37","slug":"spains-world-cup-champions-return-home-for-royal-welcome-and-parade-through-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5039","title":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s World Cup champions return home for royal welcome and parade through Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p><strong>By SUMAN NAISHADHAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MADRID (AP) \u2014 Spain\u2019s\u00a0World Cup-winning soccer team\u00a0returned home on Monday, where the 26-man squad were greeted by the country\u2019s royals before meeting with\u00a0Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5032\">Three arrested after gunfire follows loud music in Antioch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The squad will later board an open-top bus for what is expected to be a raucous parade through central Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of fans will greet them as they travel down Madrid\u2019s historic avenues from near Moncloa Palace, the prime minister\u2019s official residence, to Cibeles Square.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HS5S0w1hq_w?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A ceremony with the players will then be held at the square, where previous Spain teams and their supporters have traditionally gathered to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Spain walked off with the trophy at Sunday\u2019s final after defeating now-dethroned champion Argentina 1-0 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was only the second time \u2014 after a 2010 victory in South Africa \u2014 that it had won the title.<\/p>\n<p>The team was congratulated by the leaders of the three countries that co-hosted the tournament \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the final whistle, Madrid\u00a0erupted into celebrations, with thousands of supporters pouring into the streets from bars and restaurants, many draped in Spanish flags or wearing the team\u2019s colors.<\/p>\n<p>Crowds packed the capital\u2019s Puerta de Sol and other major squares \u2014 singing, dancing and setting off flares while car horns blared.<\/p>\n<p>Many celebrated Sunday\u2019s victory long into the wee hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy. I\u2019ve slept three or four hours, but for the team, I\u2019ll do whatever it takes,\u201d 19-year-old Victor \u00c1lvarez said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5030\">As natural disasters expand, a Bay Area-based disaster-tracking app is booming<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spanish fans celebrate in central Madrid after Spain defeated Argentina...\" class=\"wp-image-5034\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e239383afcdd07d71fb4a246c9360b33.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Spanish fans celebrate in central Madrid after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Bernat Armangue)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spanish fans celebrate in central Madrid after Spain defeated Argentina...\" class=\"wp-image-5035\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/196b0b4d12ee1b8147307ee8c9f3e2d2.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Spanish fans celebrate in central Madrid after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players from Spain\u2019s national soccer team arrive at Madrid airport...\" class=\"wp-image-5036\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0fa4e8f5bed43ca1622ebe02539b375c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Players from Spain\u2019s national soccer team arrive at Madrid airport on Monday, July 20, 2026, after being crowned World Cup champions with a victory over Argentina in the final in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York. (AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spain\u2019s Marc Cucurella arrives with the rest of his team...\" class=\"wp-image-5037\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/defb37258dfdf1a464b60ccef18399fb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Spain\u2019s Marc Cucurella arrives with the rest of his team at Madrid airport on Monday, July 20, 2026, after being crowned World Cup champions with a victory over Argentina in the final in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York. (AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players from Spain\u2019s national soccer team pose with the World...\" class=\"wp-image-5038\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3dbed0f31f6a9cc1faa413f9fd7daf9f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Players from Spain\u2019s national soccer team pose with the World Cup trophy as they arrive at Madrid airport on Monday, July 20, 2026, after being crowned World Cup champions with a victory over Argentina in the final in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York. (AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><button>Show Caption<\/button><div><span>1<\/span> of <span>5<\/span><\/div><div>Spanish fans celebrate in central Madrid after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Bernat Armangue)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The men\u2019s victory, combined with the Women\u2019s World Cup won by\u00a0Spain in 2023, makes the European nation the first to hold both titles simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it was very exciting. We preferred not to go to any bar or anything, to experience it at home, focused and very happy, very joyful,\u201d 59-year-old civil servant Gema Rodero said.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations were dampened, however, after local authorities reported that a 13-year-old in Salamanca, northwest of Madrid, had died after a fountain he had climbed onto with friends to mark the victory had collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>For many young supporters, the triumph is their first time witnessing the men\u2019s team lift the trophy \u2014 and the national delirium that has followed.<\/p>\n<p>Spain now is markedly different from 2010, when the Iberian nation was beset by a debt crisis, 20% unemployment and nationalist regions fighting to win more autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>The economy is expanding, the unemployment rate has halved and the country is forecast to again be among the Eurozone\u2019s fastest-growing major economies. Nationalist and separatist tensions have considerably cooled.<\/p>\n<p>Groups of fans began securing their spots near Cibeles Square late Monday morning ahead of the team\u2019s arrival, bringing umbrellas to protect against the sun and temperatures of up to 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5028\">Why the Warriors captured the NBA summer league championship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain&#8217;s World Cup-winning team returned to Spain on Monday afternoon. 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