Spain: Teenager dies during World Cup victory celebrations

A 13-year-old boy died in Ciudad Rodrigo, western Spain, on Sunday night after a fountain collapsed during celebrations of the football team's victory in the World Cup final, the city hall announced.

"The City Council of Ciudad Rodrigo expresses its sorrow and offers its condolences for the death of the 13-year-old boy (...) What should have been a celebration of the victory of the Spanish Team at the Football World Cup has turned into a tragedy," the municipality posted on its Facebook page, wishing a speedy recovery to "the other injured."

"A few minutes after 00:30 local time, emergency services received several calls about a fountain collapsing on several people," Castile and León emergency services detailed on Monday morning, adding that another young person was injured.

According to Spanish media, several spectators had climbed onto the fountain, which collapsed under their weight.

The victory of La Roja, the national team, against Argentina, sixteen years after their first World Cup triumph, sparked explosions of joy throughout Spain: horns blaring, vuvuzelas, fireworks, shouts and jumps, the whole country rejoiced at the final whistle and continued to celebrate late into the night.

On Monday morning, the center of Madrid was littered with trash, beer cans and other broken glass, and city services were working to clean up as quickly as possible before the arrival of the players, expected in the middle of the day.

The Spanish team is expected to parade through the center of the capital and finish their procession in the evening at the Plaza de Cibeles, the seat of the town hall.