A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced
in the streets and chanted "Viva Espana!" as the country's
first ever FIFA World Cup™ trophy sparked a nationwide fiesta. The
centre of the capital was a sea of the red and gold national colours as
Spain celebrated its agonising 1-0 extra-time win over the Netherlands
on Sunday.
The deafening sounds of cheering, klazons, firecrackers
and car horns rang out across the city as the FIFA World Cup's
perennial underachievers won the trophy in their first appearance in the
Final. In temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius (Fahrenheit), more than
150,000 supporters watched the match on massive screens in a giant fan
park in a one-kilometre stretch of the city's main thoroughfare.