Spain Wins Euro 2024: Parade and Meeting with the King
Spain thanked their Euro 2024 win on Monday with an open-top bus victory celebration through Madrid after meeting with the Spanish king and president. The festivities came after Spain saw off England 2-1 in the final when Mikel Oyarzabal netted the decisive header in the 90 th minute after Cole Palmer had cancelled out Nico Williams ‘ early strike.
This triumph makes Spain the fourth European Champion, which won in 1964, 2008, and 2012 of the total. The team landed in Madrid Barajas airport on Monday and then headed to Zarzuela palace to be with King Felipe VI who came to celebrate with then on the pitch in Berlin. They then had an audience with the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez at Moncloa Palace.
That followed by bus parade in Madrid and last stop at Plaza Cibeles where more than half a million fans had congregated. The trophy was awarded to Captain Álvaro Morata, who then encouraged the team by saying how it felt to be the team leader and a winner.
“We are champions of Europe! I’ve been happy to be the captain of this team,” Morata said to the fans. ”Sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose, but I can assure you I’ve done all that I can to win this European Championship. ” Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, it was magical.
Coach Luis de la Fuente had only words of encouragement for his team and said, “I’m glad to be the coach of such a team like this I am proud that Spain has this generation, with their values They are role models for Spain Let’s hope this continues.
Spain’s path to the title was rather unblemished having won all their seven games, defeating Germany on the way, Italy and France who were considered favourites for the cup. In the group stage they eliminated Croatia 4-0, Italy 2-1 and Albania 3-0 They further thrashed Georgia 4-1 in the round 16, Germany 2-1 in the quarter final after the extra time and finally defeated France 2-1 in semi-final.
Rodri, the mid-fielder from the winning team was awarded the trophy for the player of the tournament while Lamine Yamal of the winger position received the best young player.
The festivities emphasized that Spain had played above its rank and the pride that the country had in its team.
