The city of Madrid has fully rallied behind the Spanish national team. Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets of the capital since mid-afternoon. The Government Delegation in Madrid estimates up to two million people, including the entire route. In the Plaza de Cibeles, the players are climbing onto the stage set up for the celebration. Neither the 36-degree temperature nor the desire for vacation and to escape the capital could dampen the enthusiasm of the fans, who have been forming rivers of people heading towards the square that houses the Madrid City Hall and the Bank of Spain. The goal: to see their idols, even if they couldn’t have them as close as they wanted.
The party will last until dawn with musical performances, chants, horns, celebration, and the players of La Roja displaying the World Cup. Led by coach Luis de la Fuente and captain Rodri Hernández, the 26 players and the technical team will have had the chance to celebrate, applaud, sing ‘reggaeton,’ and laugh along with a crowd of supporters. Among the audience are also the family members of some of them.
A sea of red and white jerseys floods the center of Madrid
In the surroundings of Cibeles, you can see a sea of red jerseys that the team uses as their kit; many of the coveted white jerseys, which are currently sold out, and also some Barça ones. The fans chant the names of David Raya, Joan Garcia, Unai Simón, Marc Pubill, Eric Garcia, Cubarsí, Cucurella, Merino, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal, Víctor Muñoz, and the rest of the team.
Ferran Torres, who scored a goal in the 106th minute of the match yesterday, wears a cap with the emblem ‘Make Spain Great Again,’ which changes Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again.’ Last night, at the celebration on the field in New York, several players of the Spanish team showed distance from the U.S. president. For Álex Baena, the celebration is double, as he turns 25 this Monday.
The headliner is undoubtedly the singer Aitana, the ‘superstar’ who has accompanied the Spanish national team with her music throughout the World Cup. Joining the Catalan performer tonight are Arde Bogotá, Ana Mena, Lola Índigo, Viva Suecia, and the duo from Cádiz Tony Grox & Lucycalys, as well as DJs Barce, Álex Martini, and Pawly. The streamer Ibai Llanos has also joined the team at this party.
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Previously, they visited the Zarzuela Palace, where they once again received congratulations from Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, and Infanta Sofía. Afterwards, they were at La Moncloa, where they reunited with President Pedro Sánchez and Minister Milagros Tolón.
Some of the players wear sunglasses, as fatigue is beginning to take its toll on them after boarding the plane back shortly after the match ended.
They arrived at Barajas airport aboard a plane named Paco de Lucía, nearly two hours late, around 14:30. At breakfast, before arriving, the players had eaten a sponge cake with fondant, which the crew of their Iberia flight gave them, as they usually do whenever they win a championship.
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