Members of Spain's national football team celebrate on the bus as it passes fans during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Trophy parade on July 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. [Photo/VCG]
MADRID - Spain's national football team was welcomed by nearly 2 million fans Monday as it celebrated winning a second World Cup with an open-top bus parade through central Madrid before a jubilant gathering at the city's landmark Plaza de Cibeles.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey, with Ferran Torres scoring the winner to cap a dominant performance.
The team arrived back in Madrid at around 1 pm local time and began the celebrations with official receptions hosted by King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, both of whom had attended the final at New York New Jersey Stadium. The king praised the unity of the team.
The players then boarded an open-top bus at the Moncloa Palace, the prime minister's official residence, and traveled through the heart of Madrid, where an estimated 1.8 million fans lined the streets.
