What next for the Spain team?published at 14:00 BST
So what next for the victorious Spain team? A civic reception? Bus parade? Fans party?
All of the above.
The players will be received by King Felipe VI
at Zarzuela Palace, on the outskirts of Madrid, according to reports.
It is not yet known
whether the team will be met by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the government
headquarters, La Moncloa, as he had to make a swift visit to Algeria.
Spain’s
World Cup winners will then enjoy an open-top bus parade, starting at Moncloa and
heading to Cibeles square, the central government’s representative in Madrid,
Francisco Martin, told Spanish public television.
A ceremony
involving the players will then be held at the square, the traditional
gathering point for celebrations by the Spanish national team and its
supporters.
Around one million
people are expected to line the parade route, with additional security and
transport measures planned to handle the crowds, Martin explained.
A total of 2,050
police officers and 400 Civil Guard personnel will be deployed, he added.
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