Spain, double world football champion, is “like a dream”, Spanish supporters relish

The trophy returns to Europe. Two years after its continental coronation, Spain won its second Football World Cup title, Sunday July 19, in New York, dominating Argentina in a one-sided but long-locked final, before the deliverance that came from the feet of Ferran Torres in overtime (1-0), which deprived Lionel Messi of a historic double.

However, we had to wait until the 106th minute and a goal from the FC Barcelona striker to resolve the match and free the Spaniards, in numerical superiority after the exclusion for a second yellow card from Enzo Fernandez in stoppage time (90th + 4).

“Football won!”

“It’s the dream of 47 million people! We really deserve to be champion. We gave everything. It was a marathon, not a sprint. And good things always come to those who deserve them most“, explained, just after the match, the scorer Ferran Torres. “You brought Spain’s name to the top“, greeted the Spanish Royal House on the social network

A stone’s throw from the New York stadium, amid the neon lights and giant screens of Time Square, the Spaniards shout their joy Campeons“champions”. “We deserve this victory, from start to finish. I’ll tell you my feeling, it’s just that football won. Now we’re celebrating in New York, and we’ll party again in Spain“, relishes Rafa, who came from Madrid.

On the other side of the Atlantic, in Barcelona, ​​at the final whistle, it’s madness. Red and yellow makeup runs down the shiny cheeks of Paola, who smiles. “Like in a dream“, the Barcelona girl dances to the sound of horns in the middle of a three-lane road where the cars are stopped. “It’s a dream. We are better than everyone! We win the World Cup. In 2010, I was two years old, I have no memories. There, it will stay all life. The goal, the final whistle and all hell broke loose…“, she enthuses, among thousands of other supporters.

This new global title resonates particularly in this country passionate about football where the sport unites its 50 million inhabitants, part of the young generation of whom had not experienced the first coronation of the “Selección” at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

“The best team in history”

Sergi, 16, has already lost his voice. When we ask him how he feels, spontaneous fireworks explode just a stone’s throw away: “No one can understand how happy I am“, he confides. The evening was, in fact, long, very long for fans of the “Roja“: in addition to the game, very poor, on the field, a half which lasted 27 minutes, there are therefore these suffocating overtime periods. “I was convinced that Spain was going to win, but frankly…”whispers a young woman.

“Football brings us together, even if it puts us through an ordeal! We are in constant tension until it’s over and finally, we say phew, finally!”

A Spanish Barcelona supporter

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A victory in overtime is always better than penalties, an exercise “unfair“, according to Alex.”Spain deserves it. We humiliated Argentina“, he said, puffing out his chest. For him, this Spanish team is “the best in history“, eclipsing the glories of the past.

Arno, 18 years old, shirtless, eyes turned towards the night of celebration… and already dreaming of the next European Championship. Before remembering that “Spain is one of the organizers of the 2030 World Cup. We are going to aim for the third star!“, he says.

After this coronation and a night of “party” everywhere in Spain, the players of “La Roja” are expected in Madrid on Monday to celebrate this second star, where a huge crowd will want to share their happiness during a historic parade. With the golden World Cup trophy in their luggage, the Spanish selection must land at Madrid-Barajas airport at 12:50 p.m. local time. The players will be received by the king and the Prime Minister. Then, they will board a double-decker bus and parade through the center of the capital to allow “about a million” of people, according to the prefect of Madrid Francisco Martin, to get as close as possible to the world champions.