Madrid, July 21 -- Spain's national football team was welcomed by nearly 2 million fans asit celebrated winning a second World Cup with an open-top bus parade through central Madrid before a jubilant gathering at the city's landmark Plaza de Cibeles.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey, with Ferran Torres scoring the winner to cap a dominant performance.
The team arrived back in Madrid at around 1 p.m. local time on Monday and began the celebrations with official receptions hosted by King Felipe VI and Prime Minister PedroSanchez, both of whom had attended the final at New York New Jersey Stadium.
The king praised the unity of the team. The players then boarded an open-top bus at the Monclo...