Spanish Team World Cup Champions!

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July 21, 2026

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World Cup 2026 Champions!

Madrid, July 20 (EFE).-

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor (right) and Infanta Sofía (second from right) welcomed the Spanish mens soccer team to the Zarzuela Palace on Monday, after the team was crowned world champions yesterday by defeating Argentina in the final on July 20, 2026. EFE/Daniel González

The Spanish national team arrived at 10:10 pm local time on Monday at Plaza de Cibeles, in downtown Madrid next to City Hall, for the celebration of their second World Cup, after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final the day before.

The celebrations started in the audience chamber and the gardens of La Zarzuela Palace, where King Felipe VI, alongside Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, and Infanta Sofía, congratulated the national team on an “epic triumph” at the World Cup.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (C) welcomes Spanish national soccer team players as they present the World Cup winner’s trophy at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain on 20 July 2026 following their arrival to Spain after they won yesterday 1-0 against Argentina in the final match. EFE/ Fernando Villar

The soccer delegation, the players and the Royal family posed for the official photograph, alongside the Minister of Education and Sports, Milagros Tolón, and the president of the Higher Sports Council, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes.

The congratulatory parade then continued to La Moncloa Palace, where the national team met Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, numerous employees of the complex, family members, and guests who applauded the players and coaching staff.

King Felipe VI speaks with national team coach Luis de la Fuente (2nd from right), among others, during a reception held Monday at the Zarzuela Palace for the Spanish mens national soccer team, after they were crowned world champions yesterday by defeating Argentina in the final. July 20, 2026. EFE/Daniel González

The PM thanked them for their play, effort, and victory, and said that the team had given everyone “great enjoyment.”

After leaving Moncloa around 8:00 pm, the team’s bus wound through the streets of Princesa, Alberto Aguilera, Carranza, Sagasta, Génova, Goya, Serrano, Plaza de la Independencia, Puerta de Alcalá, Alfonso XII, and Montalbán, across Madrid’s city center.

.-Members of the Spanish national team as they passed through Calle Princesa in Madrid during the celebration following their world championship victory yesterday, July 20, 2026. EFE/Ballesteros

According to the Government Delegation, nearly 2 million people took to the streets of the Spanish capital to cheer on the world champions.

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At Cibeles, the festivities had begun at 7:00 pm, featuring musical performances by groups such as Arde Bogotá and Viva Suecia, as well as singers Ana Mena, Lola Índigo, and Aitana.

Hundreds of Spanish fans pack Cibeles Square as they await the arrival of the Spanish national team after it was crowned world champion yesterday, July 20, 2026. EFE/Fernando Villar.

According to data from the Government Delegation, some 120,000 people were waiting there for the world champions.

The main event of the celebration was scheduled to run from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, but the festivities are running behind schedule as the team’s flight from New York arrived around half an hour late. EFE