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MADRID — <\/span>Spain’s World Cup<\/a>winning soccer team<\/a> is set to return home on Monday, where the 26-man squad will be greeted by Spanish royalty and Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/a> before boarding an open-top bus for a parade through central Madrid.<\/p>\n Throngs of fans will greet them as they travel from near Moncloa Palace, the prime minister\u2019s official residence, to Cibeles Square. <\/p>\n A ceremony with the players will then be held at the square, where previous Spanish national teams and their supporters have traditionally gathered to celebrate.<\/p>\n Spain walked off with the trophy at Sunday’s final after defeating now-dethroned champion Argentina 1-0 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was only the second time \u2014 after a 2010 victory in South Africa \u2014 that Spain won the title. <\/p>\n The Spanish capital erupted into celebrations<\/a> after the final whistle, with thousands of supporters pouring into the streets from bars and restaurants, many draped in Spanish flags or wearing the team’s colors. <\/p>\n Crowds packed Madrid’s Puerta de Sol and other major squares \u2014 singing, dancing and setting off flares while car horns blared throughout the capital.<\/p>\n Many celebrated Sunday\u2019s victory long into the wee hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy. I\u2019ve slept three or four hours, but for the team, I\u2019ll do whatever it takes,\u201d said 19 year-old Victor \u00c1lvarez early Monday. <\/p>\n