A teenager died during the Spanish world title celebrations

A 13-year-old teenager died in Ciudad Rodrigo, west Spain, on Sunday night after a fountain collapsed during celebrations of its country’s victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to what the city’s municipality announced.

It was stated in a post by the municipality on Facebook "The municipality of Ciudad Rodrigo expresses its deep 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 victory in The FIFA World Cup turned into a tragedy"wishing "Speedy recovery for the other injured"

Emergency services in the Castilla-et-León region explained on the X platform 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 man was injured.

According to Spanish media, a number of revelers climbed into this fountain, which collapsed under their weight.

The Spanish national team was crowned with its second World Cup title, after the first crown 16 years ago in the 2010 South Africa finals, after its victory on Sunday in New Jersey, near New York, over its Argentine counterpart, the 2022 champion, with a goal scored by Ferran Torres in the minute. 106 of the final match, in which the two teams decided two additional periods.

The Spaniards celebrated the world title throughout the country until late hours of the night.

The streets of central Madrid, on Monday morning, were covered with garbage, empty beer cans, and shards of glass, while municipal teams intensified their efforts to quickly clean the place before the expected arrival of the players at midday.

The Spanish national team is scheduled to roam the center of the capital before its celebratory procession reaches the square in the evening. Cibeles, where the headquarters of the City of Madrid is located.