{"id":557469,"date":"2026-07-21T10:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=557469"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:57:13","slug":"fifa-world-cup-heroes-spain-return-home-ahead-of-victory-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fifa-world-cup-heroes-spain-return-home-ahead-of-victory-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup heroes Spain return home ahead of victory parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nSpain\u2019s newly crowned FIFA World Cup champions on Monday arrived back in Madrid, where a million fans are expected to greet them after a night of raucous celebrations across the country.<br \/>\nSpain captain Rodri held the World Cup trophy aloft at the top of the stairs as he descended from the Iberia plane that flew the team home from the United States after clinching their second star.<br \/>\nSpain\u2019s 1-0 victory over Argentina in New Jersey on Sunday, secured by a Ferran Torres strike in extra-time, has sparked an outpouring of national pride in the football-mad country, whose only other World Cup triumph came in 2010.<br \/>\nMany younger supporters were not yet born when Andres Iniesta\u2019s extra-time goal against the Netherlands secured Spain\u2019s first World Cup in South Africa 16 years ago.<br \/>\nOn Monday morning, the Castellana, Madrid\u2019s main avenue, bore the marks of a boozy evening \u2014 the tarmac strewn with trash, beer cans and shards of glass.<br \/>\nAmong the last remaining supporters, some slept with grins on their faces on the pavement or on benches, while others were still staggering home as cleaning crews worked from the early hours to prepare the route for tonight\u2019s party.<br \/>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t sleep much, because\u2026 (of) the celebration and then the tension of the match \u2014 I think it was a little more difficult for all of us to fall asleep,\u201d Madrid mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida told RNE radio.<br \/>\nAfter landing, the players will be received by King Felipe VI at Zarzuela Palace, on the outskirts of Madrid, according to the mayor.<br \/>\nThe team will then be met by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the government headquarters, La Moncloa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u2019s newly crowned FIFA World Cup champions on Monday arrived back in Madrid, where a million fans are expected to greet them after a night of raucous celebrations across the country. 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