Hundreds of thousands greet Spain in Madrid

The victor was a standing ovation as the crowd of fans fall in red and gold chanted "Campeones!

At elevated temperatures around 104 ° F, some people for hours along the main streets in Madrid was waiting for the players, the world champions in Spain has for the first time to see.

The team wore red T-shirts "World Champions" on the chest was, waving flags and pictures of fans in an emotional return as many people watched cry break with joy.

Red giant inflatable ball bounced off the top of the crowd when the bus approached. For a collective "Ole!" Ole! "Ole!" Fans and the Spanish equivalent of the Red Arrows smoke rear painted a color similar to the three bands of the Spanish flag in the sky that the team has the main avenue of Spain, the Castellana.

"I cried when the whistle last night, and again when I saw the team bus," said Tania Garcia undermine you, 29, works as a teacher in Madrid. "It's really a dream come true."

"This is the happiest day of my life," smiles 14-year-old Madrid Senay Özkaya, face painted red stripes of the Spanish flag and gold.

"I am very proud of them and very proud to be Spanish."

Nearby, on the Paseo de Recoletos, three men blew furiously and Spanish flags when the bus approached.

"We went to ask the right until now," said David Zaluez, an unemployed truck driver in the city on the east coast of the Mediterranean Spain. The three friends have acknowledged that it was in the bed of Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal.

"We celebrate the whole night through, brought here and party all night before the ride home," smiled proudly. "This helps us forget our worries," added he reveals that he was in unemployment since the economic crisis two years ago.

Previously, the team of King Juan Carlos II of Spain welcomed who could not attend the final in Johannesburg on the recipe, which has recently undergone surgery.

"They are an example for the younger generation for their efforts and the spirit they showed in overcoming the difficulties," said the king in the royal palace. "They have done our best dreams."

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero also met with the winners before they should be on a tour of the city in a specially constructed stage on the banks of the Manzanares end.

The party with the music, the deafening noise and constant Vuvuzela horn will sound, in later on in the night.

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