Now the fiesta! Spain won FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history

MADRID – Spain’s football team returned home to a jubilant nation and a huge fiesta Monday after winning the World Cup, finally giving Spaniards a break from months of economic gloom, political squabbling and nationalist regions fighting for greater autonomy from the central government.

The team was received by King Juan Carlos and was heading later to meet Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero before embarking on an open-air bus ride through Madrid’s historic center, the epicenter of the celebration party for the second day in a row.

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Hero: Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta will be remembered for his match-winning 116th minute goal in the final against Netherlands but his contribution to Spain’s first World Cup triumph was far greater than just that late strike.

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