Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets in Madrid so that a sea of red, when waiting for their World Cup heroes through the streets as he carried the trophy on the bus open.
Champions, who beat the Netherlands in the finals in South Africa, flew to their country Monday and is scheduled to perform on the road touring the protocol in the Spanish capital, after a visit to King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
“You-you are an example to the younger generation, because the effort and enthusiasm you showed in winning the game,” said King at the Royal Palace, “You’ve made our dreams come true.”
Crowds of people thronged the open area near the River Manzanares, where the procession stopped players, so the greeter committee asked residents to evacuate the area.
“We are here to take part in this history,” said Pedro, 33-year-old man who waited for a bus at Cibeles fountain, where hundreds of people watched Andres Iniesta scored the winner through a giant screen.
Parents waited patiently with a child in their stroller. As accompaniment to the bus looked in the distance, they began to sing a popular song for supporters of the team: “I am a Spaniard, Spain.”
Near the place, looking Volkswagen Beetle painted yellow and red, the color of the flag of Spain.
At the players wearing shirts with the words “world champion”, waving the flag and pose with a mass of red and yellow while the music echoed from the loudspeakers.
In calling supporters goalkeeper Iker Casillas and sing “Villa, Villa, Maravilla” and Marvellous Villa, as a tribute to striker David Villa, Spain’s top scorer in South Africa.
Their final destination is the mainland area of 31 000 square meters near the Manzanares River and the stage has been set up to do the show at night.
In Manzanares, officers sprayed water into the mass to cool the hot weather and it was a victory party lasted until midnight.
The atmosphere of happiness and the feast was held in Madrid last Wednesday, when supporters of the country team took to the streets to celebrate their team’s victory over Germany in the semi-finals party.
Color vehicle back and forth with the flag of Spain, including paint their shirts with the same color.
On Sunday night, two people were killed after the final game, one falling from high buildings and another drowned in a swimming pool.
The success of Spain in the World Cup is the resurrection of the spirit and morals of the country, where one out of five residents do not work so the government must show investors that they need not worry about the deficit in Spain, including from the private sector debt in the country.
Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian hopes of victory in the World Cup to attract more investors to Spain, together with Italy after having experienced a victory in 2006, which jumped its tourism industry.
“Millions of people witnessed the color and brand of Spanish,” he said.
“Imagine how great its value (in terms of marketing) and millions of people watch and get the image,” he said.
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