Spain is world champion and on ‘Hay Mundial’ we live the historic conquest of the Spanish national team live. We analyze the final, review the best plays, the reactions of the protagonists, and the impact of a victory that is already part of football history.
He did it in the Club World Cup final and wanted to do it again in the World Cup final. The US president, Donald Trump, could not be the protagonist in the champions’ photo of the Spanish national team, after Manchester City midfielder and La Roja captain Rodri Hernández prevented the North American leader from standing in front of the champion squad during the trophy presentation.
A deafening boo united Argentine and Spanish fans for a few seconds last night. It happened at the moment when the presidents of the United States and FIFA, Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, came down from the VIP box to present the trophy to Spain. The broadcast had avoided showing the president throughout the match, but it couldn’t dodge that bullet. The president and Infantino handed the World Cup to Rodri, the best player of the tournament. Unlike last summer at the Club World Cup, Trump stepped aside and did not steal the spotlight from the Spanish players, a country he has repeatedly disrespected over the past year.
The euphoria of the Spanish players during the World Cup trophy presentation was marred by an ugly gesture from the Argentine team, who chose not to watch or applaud their rival, setting a bad example of fair play. Instead, the Albiceleste decided to turn their backs on the champions as they celebrated on the podium with the trophy, appearing downcast by the match result.
After some controversial semifinals, marked by historical tensions between both nations, and with a bitter ending for England, the British press celebrates this Monday the victory of the Spanish team against Argentina in the World Cup final.
A thirteen-year-old teenager has died in Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca) and three other people have been seriously injured due to the collapse of a fountain while they were participating in the celebrations of the Spanish national team’s victory in the Football World Cup.
“I spoke with Lamine. He is calm and eager to play,” explained Abdul, Lamine Yamal’s uncle, to La Vanguardia hours before the final. He was speaking from Larache, the Moroccan city where he was born and to which he had traveled just 24 hours earlier. Because superstitions, those rituals or habits repeated with the belief that they bring luck, are not the exclusive heritage of Argentina. He also decided to keep his, the one that had brought him luck during the Eurocup. To do so, he closed the family business this week, Bar LY 304. Abdul did not know it yet, but the superstition would work again. It was not the only one.
Justice, a highly elusive matter in football, answered the desperate call of the Spanish national team and granted them the second star late, in extra time, but with full merit. La Roja was overwhelmingly superior, dominating all aspects of the game…
From Iniesta to Ferran Torres. From Don Andrés to Mr. Ferran. From Fuentealbilla to Foios. From the right boot to the left boot. From the Jabulani to the Trionda. From Johannesburg to New York. From one Barça player to another blaugrana footballer. The second half of extra time was red again. Although the Manchego genius scored dressed in blue. He was looking for a successor to the person who stitched the first star on the crest and found it in the Valencian forward. A golden thread will unite them forever. So often debated but he always ends up sticking his head out, being the protagonist, making the headlines. The story is his. Ferran II, superstar.