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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Come Monday morning (New Zealand time) a new name will be have to be engraved on the FIFA Soccer World Cup – either Netherlands or Spain, both first-time finalists.
Spain this morning down a young Germany side 1-0 in the semi-final to advance to their first-ever World Cup final, scheduled for Sunday (South African time) in Johannesburg.
Netherlands had beaten Uruguay earlier in the week to advance to the final.
Today, people blasted their car horns across Spain and set off firecrackers to celebrate the win over Germany.
An exhilarating roar of delight rose from the capital Madrid as the final whistle blew for the match in South Africa.
Thousands of people, many wearing the Spanish team jersey, gathered to watch the match on a giant outdoor screen beside Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the city centre.
They exploded in joy, jumping and screaming and hugging each other before beginning to swarm down the city's main Paseo de la Castellana boulevard waving flags and interrupting traffic.
As the cacophonous celebration spread, people sprayed each other with beer, water and any drink they happened to have handy.
Chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole" rang out everywhere as people appeared on their apartment balconies waving Spanish flags. Fireworks could be heard exploding across the city.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told reporters he watched the game nervously with his daughters and their friends.
"They played with intelligence, elegance, as a team and with passion," he told Cadena SER radio. "It's an immensely happy day."
Come Monday morning (New Zealand time) a new name will be have to be engraved on the FIFA Soccer World Cup – either Netherlands or Spain, both first-time finalists.
Spain this morning down a young Germany side 1-0 in the semi-final to advance to their first-ever World Cup final, scheduled for...
Come Monday morning (New Zealand time) a new name will be have to be engraved on the FIFA Soccer World Cup – either Netherlands or Spain, both first-time finalists.
Spain this morning down a young Germany side 1-0 in the semi-final to advance to their first-ever World Cup final, scheduled for Sunday (South African time) in Johannesburg.
Netherlands had beaten Uruguay earlier in the week to advance to the final.
Today, people blasted their car horns across Spain and set off firecrackers to celebrate the win over Germany.
An exhilarating roar of delight rose from the capital Madrid as the final whistle blew for the match in South Africa.
Thousands of people, many wearing the Spanish team jersey, gathered to watch the match on a giant outdoor screen beside Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the city centre.
They exploded in joy, jumping and screaming and hugging each other before beginning to swarm down the city's main Paseo de la Castellana boulevard waving flags and interrupting traffic.
As the cacophonous celebration spread, people sprayed each other with beer, water and any drink they happened to have handy.
Chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole" rang out everywhere as people appeared on their apartment balconies waving Spanish flags. Fireworks could be heard exploding across the city.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told reporters he watched the game nervously with his daughters and their friends.
"They played with intelligence, elegance, as a team and with passion," he told Cadena SER radio. "It's an immensely happy day."
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