Heroes' welcome: Hundreds of thousands line streets of Madrid as victorious Spanish team arrive home to World Cup parade and audience with King Juan Carlos
Spain's World Cup-winning team arrived home today to a glittering parade through historic Madrid.The victorious squad were welcomed by airport staff decked out in the famous red and yellow of the national side at Madrid's Barajas airport.
They then travelled to a hotel to rest, before being received by King Juan Carlos in the Royal Palace and meeting with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
But the highlight of their homecoming was the three-mile open-topped bus ride through the Madrid streets teaming with hundreds of thousands of fans celebrating Spain's first World Cup title.
Champions return: Spanish captain Iker Casillas lifts the World Cup as the team parades through Madrid today
One giant party: Overjoyed fans are sprayed with water to keep cool in the scorching sunshine
Filling the streets: Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards filled the Madrid streets to welcome the team home
Lighting up the sky: Members of the Spanish Air Force aerobatic group Patrulla Aguila display colours of the Spain's national flag during the celebrations
Road block: The Spanish players were given a police escort
Welcome home: Iker Casillas proudly holds the World Cup aloft as the team emerged from its plane in Madrid this afternoon
Captain fantastic: Casillas emerged from the Spanish team's plane alongside manager Vicente del Bosque to thunderous applause from airport staff
Celebrations: Pilots inside the Spanish team plane wave flags out of the window with the message 'proud of our national team champions' on the fuselage
In Royal hands: Spain's King Juan Carlos (middle) holds the World Cup next to goalkeeper Iker Casillas (right) and coach Vicente del Bosque (left) at the Royal Palace in Madrid
A cup fit for a princess: The goalkeeper proudly shows off the winning prize to Princesses Leonor and Sofia, the daughters of Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia
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