Spain's World Cup heroes set for royal welcome and Madrid parade
Summary
Spain's national football team won their second World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. The team returned to Madrid, where King Felipe VI will welcome them before they take part in a celebratory parade with around one million fans expected to attend.Key Facts
- Spain won the World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0 with a goal from Ferran Torres in extra time.
- This is Spain’s second World Cup win, the first was in 2010.
- The team arrived in Madrid later than expected and will be greeted by King Felipe VI at Zarzuela Palace.
- An open-top bus parade will start at Moncloa and head to Cibeles Square in central Madrid.
- Around one million fans are expected to participate in the celebrations along the parade route.
- Authorities will deploy 2,050 police officers and 400 Civil Guard personnel to manage the crowds.
- The parade route showed signs of heavy celebrations the night before, including trash and empty beer cans.
- It is uncertain if Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet the team due to his travel to Algeria.
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