2026 World Cup: Teenager Dies During Spanish Celebrations of World Title
A 13-year-old teenager died in Ciudad Rodrigo, western Spain, on Sunday night into Monday after a fountain collapsed during celebrations of his country's team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the city council announced.
In a Facebook post, the city council said: "The Ciudad Rodrigo city council expresses its deepest sorrow and offers its condolences on the death of the 13-year-old boy... What should have been a celebration of the Spanish national team's World Cup victory turned into a tragedy," wishing "a speedy recovery for the other injured."
The emergency services in the Castile and León region explained on platform X on Monday morning that "minutes after 00:30 local time, rescue teams received several calls about a fountain collapsing on a number of people," indicating that another young person was injured.
According to Spanish media, a number of revelers climbed onto the fountain, which collapsed under their weight.
The Spanish team won its second World Cup title, after its first triumph 16 years ago in the 2010 South Africa finals, following its victory on Sunday in New Jersey, near New York, over the Argentine team, the 2022 champions, with a goal scored by Ferran Torres in the 106th minute of the final match, which went into extra time.
Spaniards celebrated the world title across the country until late into the night.
On Monday morning, the streets of central Madrid were covered in garbage, empty beer cans, and shards of glass, as municipal teams stepped up efforts to quickly clean the area ahead of the expected arrival of the players at noon.
The Spanish team is scheduled to tour the capital's center before its celebratory procession arrives in the evening at Cibeles Square, where Madrid City Hall is located.
Original source: Akhbaar24
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