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The players and their coaching staff met with the country's royals, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. An estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.
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A nation celebrates as Spain's World Cup champions come home to a hero's welcome.
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The president wasn’t quite ready to leave the spotlight after presenting the trophy to Spain.
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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said defender Marc Cucurella is a man of his word and must now go ahead with a tattoo of him.
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Argentina’s Cristian Romero skipped right past the president during Sunday’s ceremony for the runners-up.
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Gianni Infantino flew far enough to circle the planet almost 2 1/2 times, per analysis of his flights.
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The Spanish movie star said Spain’s champion players handled the moment perfectly.
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The broadcaster’s eight words on the president’s post-match stunt went viral on X.
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Some people wondered if Javier Milei put the cart before the horse when he posted a celebratory World Cup tweet after his country lost to Spain.
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The United States, Mexico, and Canada co-hosted the nearly six-week tournament. NPR's team of journalists who covered the World Cup reflects on the experience.
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