西班牙国家足球队从南非得胜荣归。西班牙队在南非约翰内斯堡以1比0 击败荷兰队第一次赢得世界杯冠军不到24小时后返回马德里。
数百万球迷身着代表球队的红黄色服装在街道上跳舞庆祝, 直到星期一清晨。但庆祝活动还远没有结束。
球队将会受到国王胡安·卡洛斯一世和首相罗德里格斯·萨帕特罗的接见，之后队员们将乘坐敞篷汽车行进5公里，接受成千上万等候在马德里的球迷们热情的欢迎。
星期天晚间西班牙队获胜后，烟火燃亮了西班牙的天空，全国上下自发举行了庆祝活动。约有30万人聚集在马德里市中心巨大的屏幕前观看了现场直播。
而在荷兰，报纸新闻大标题写着“怎么又败了”，意指荷兰在世界杯决赛上的第三次败北。
尽管没能赢得世界杯，荷兰人民仍会在星期二下午举行游行迎接归来的英雄。
阿姆斯特丹市官员说，队员会乘船在市内河道上游行，给聚集在岸边的球迷一睹球员风采的机会，之后球员会在博物馆广场上出席欢迎仪式。荷兰队还将在海牙受到贝娅特丽克丝女王的接见。
Spain’s triumphant national football team has returned home from South Africa. They arrived in Madrid less than 24 hours after securing their first-ever World Cup title with a 1-0 extra-time victory over the Netherlands in Johannesburg.
Millions of fans dressed in the team colors of red and yellow danced in the street into the early hours of Monday morning. And the celebrations are far from over.
The team is scheduled to meet with King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero, before a five-kilometer open air bus ride past tens of thousands of cheering fans expected in Madrid.
After the victory Sunday night, fireworks lit up the sky across Spain as spontaneous celebrations broke out throughout the country. A crowd estimated at 300,000 gathered to watch the match live on giant TV screens in downtown Madrid.
In the Netherlands, banner newspaper headlines read, “Not Again,” a reference to the Dutch side’s third loss in a World Cup final.
Despite the defeat, a planned heroes welcome and parade will go ahead on Tuesday afternoon.
City officials say the players will tour Amsterdam’s canals in a boat, allowing fans to gather along the banks to see the players, before a reception in Museum Square. The team will also meet with Queen Beatrix in the Hague.