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Spain's World Cup-winning team touched down in Madrid on Monday for a nationwide celebration, with hundreds of thousands of supporters expected to line the streets during an open-top bus parade and festivities at Cibeles Square.
Atlanta hosted eight thrilling World Cup matches that drew over 544,000 fans, cementing the city's emergence as a major football destination while leaving behind new training facilities and grassroots soccer programmes.
England's squad is projecting unity and focus ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Argentina, with defenders emphasizing they are blocking out media noise surrounding recent tactical disagreements.
France's World Cup hopes collapsed spectacularly as Spain dominated their semi-final encounter 2-0 in Arlington, Texas. The pre-tournament favourites were outclassed by a Spanish side that controlled play with technical superiority and tactical discipline.
Spain's 3-0 demolition of Austria showcased the transformative impact of 18-year-old Lamine Yamal's return to fitness, restoring the attacking fluency that made them European champions and positioning them as genuine World Cup contenders.
France secured top spot in World Cup Group I with a dominant 4-1 victory over Norway, powered by Ousmane Dembele's remarkable hat-trick scored in just 25 minutes of the first half.