00:25Spain's World Cup celebrations
00:27filled into the heart of Madrid
00:29as thousands of fans lined the streets
00:31to greet their new world champions
00:32during an open-top pass parade
00:34throughout the capital.
00:35Waving flags, singing chants and holding
00:37a loft of the FIFA World Cup trophy,
00:40the players sucked in the electric atmosphere
00:42as the procession made its way
00:43toward the iconic Plaza de Cibeles.
00:45The route became a seal red and yellow,
00:48with supporters of all ages turning out
00:49to celebrate Spain's second World Cup title.
00:52The festivities are set to culminate
00:55at Cibeles, where the squad will take the stage
00:57for a night of music, speeches
00:59and a final tribute to a team
01:00that has written a new chapter
01:02in Spanish football history.
01:08And Captain Roddy and head coach Luis de la Fuente
01:10proudly carried the FIFA World Cup trophy
01:12as the squad arrived to cheering fans
01:14beginning a day of celebrations
01:16across the Spanish capital.
01:18Before joining the public festivities,
01:20the team was welcomed at the Sarsuola Palace
01:22by King Felipe VI,
01:23where the monarch personally congratulated
01:25the players and coaching staff
01:26on delivering Spain's second World Cup title.
01:29During the reception,
01:30King Felipe praised the squad
01:32for inspiring the country
01:34with their determination, teamwork
01:36and sporting excellence,
01:37describing their achievements
01:38as a source of national pride.
01:50You've been a real team,
01:51showing solidarity and generosity
01:54and you've won with real class.
01:57Those two stars which shine so brightly
01:59for the whole of Spain
02:01will be yours forever.
02:03But you are all a stellar and legendary team
02:06in the history of our football
02:07and Spanish sport.
02:12And Spain's World Cup celebrations
02:14continue at Moncloa Palace
02:16where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
02:17welcomed the newly crowned champions
02:19following their return to Madrid.
02:21During the ceremony,
02:22Sanchez praised the squad
02:23for uniting the country
02:24and showcasing the values of teamwork,
02:26resilience and excellence
02:28throughout the tournament.
02:29Captain Rodri presented the World Cup trophy
02:32to the Prime Minister
02:33before the team gathered
02:34for an official group photograph
02:35capping another symbolic stop
02:37in a day dedicated
02:38to honoring Spain's world champions.
02:44I always say that winning for your country
02:47is the most beautiful thing there is,
02:49especially a World Cup.
02:50After all, this generation has grown up
02:53watching Casillas and Iniesta lift the trophy.
02:56And the fact that we can do the same today
02:58is the greatest thing you can achieve.
03:00The greatest pride is representing
03:02a wonderful country
03:03with fans who backed us
03:05every step of the way,
03:06cheering us on from here in Spain
03:08and giving us tremendous encouragement.
03:10Right now, we're incredibly happy,
03:12but everything becomes easier
03:14when you're surrounded
03:15by an outstanding group of players
03:16who are both exceptional footballers
03:19and exemplary people.
03:21I'd like to express my immense gratitude
03:23to the coaching staff and the players.
03:26Firstly, for the way you played,
03:28secondly, for your effort,
03:29and thirdly, for the victory.
03:31As for the way you played,
03:33the truth is that even those of us
03:35who aren't football experts,
03:36which I certainly am not,
03:38have really enjoyed watching you play.
03:4316 years after South Africa,
03:45Spain is once again world champion.
03:47Let's see how La Roja fans
03:48leave the game
03:49with our correspondent,
03:50Álvaro Fragua, with the story.
03:53It was beforehand,
03:54Calan had been decked out in red.
03:56A second screen was set up in the fan zone,
03:58which already held 6,000 people
04:00ready to accommodate another 20,000.
04:03They was confident,
04:03but also respect for an Argentine team
04:05defending its title.
04:07I think they're going to make it hard for us,
04:09but we're going to find a way to win.
04:11España buscaba su segunda...
04:12Spain's out is second star Argentinians 4.
04:14No one expected an easy final,
04:16and every attack was made
04:17with child silence and anxiety.
04:19...y manos en la cabeza.
04:21I'm really nervous,
04:22and I think they'll win 2-1.
04:24Dos a uno, garan!
04:26De La Fuente's teams
04:27took control of the ball
04:28and pin Argentina back,
04:30but the devil
04:30keep the score tight
04:32and the confidence remains strong
04:33despite the needless deck lock.
04:36I see that Spain has more possession,
04:38so I'm sure they're going to win.
04:41Argentina was down to 10 minutes
04:42top of time.
04:43Nico Williams scored in the 96 minutes,
04:45but the goal was called off.
04:47The final scene had for a penalty shot
04:49until in the 106 minutes,
04:52Nico Crowe's ball,
04:53and Ferran Torres scored a goal
04:54worth its weight in gold.
04:56We are the best
04:57in the world.
04:59The one-in scores back
05:01a celebration that spread
05:02from Colón to Sibelsa
05:03and throughout the country.
05:04There have been 120 minutes
05:06of tension with Spain
05:07playing patiently,
05:08setting the pass
05:09and staying true to its game.
05:11I was scared.
05:13It was really intense,
05:14but I think Spain played very well
05:16throughout the entire World Cup,
05:17and we deserve to win.
05:21The victory also honore
05:23a young and diverse generation
05:25in Spain considered
05:26one only goal.
05:27Throughout the tournament,
05:29Rode was named best player,
05:30Unai Simon,
05:31best goalkeeper,
05:32and Pugo Barsi,
05:33best young player.
05:34For the most painful
05:35first country
05:36to have won both
05:36men's and women's World Cup titles.
05:40So much pride,
05:41so much pride,
05:42and such a strong sense
05:43of community.
05:44We all feel very united.
05:45I love it.
05:46Six Indians after Iniesta's golfer
05:49and Skull connects
05:50another generation
05:51to that memory.
05:52For those who part Madrid,
05:53the night didn't end
05:54with the final wisdom.
05:56It just has main history.
05:58There's no end.
05:59No end.
06:00Here we like to enjoy
06:01the good times.
06:02And this is history.
06:03It's history.
06:03No one knows how it'll end.
06:07Spain lived in the second World Cup
06:09with a victory built in Tempor
06:11and celebrated by millions
06:12who took out the World Cup,
06:13believed in,
06:14and supported La Roja.
06:21And in other news,
06:23FIFA will investigate
06:24several members
06:25of the Argentine national team
06:26following confrontations
06:27with Spanish players
06:28at the final whistle.
06:30Among those under review
06:31is Leandro Paredes,
06:32who was involved
06:33in heated exchanges
06:34with Spain's Eric Garcia and Gaby.
06:37Nahuel Molina
06:38is also being investigated
06:39after allegedly striking
06:40Spanish captain Rodri,
06:41while one of Argentina's
06:43assistant coaches
06:44is under scrutiny
06:44for pushing Danny Olmo
06:46during the confrontation.
06:47Beyond the on-field incidents,
06:49FIFA will also assess
06:50the conduct
06:50of the Argentine delegation
06:52during the trophy
06:53presentation ceremony
06:54after several players
06:55turned their backs
06:56as Spain lifted
06:57the World Cup trophy,
06:59a gesture that has sparked
07:00widespread controversy.
07:01FIFA's disciplinary committee
07:03will now determine
07:04whether sanctions
07:04are warranted
07:05as the organization
07:06seeks to uphold
07:07the values of respect
07:09and sportsmanship
07:10following a tournament
07:11that captivated football fans
07:12around the world
07:13for 39 days.
07:23This is all for this edition
07:24of Beyond the Game.
07:25We'll be back with more
07:26in an upcoming segment.
07:27Go back to you, Ale.
07:29Thank you very much, Lucy,
07:31for all the latest
07:31information in the world
07:32of football.
07:33And after this special segment,
07:36we have come to the end
07:37of this news brief.
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