King Felipe VI and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, as well as numerous politicians and public figures, have congratulated the Spanish soccer team that has been proclaimed soccer world champion this Sunday in Sydney. Spain beat England in the final at the Australia stadium with a goal from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute.
"Champions!! Champions!! World champions!! You are the best soccer players in the world. This is FOOTBALL and it is HISTORY!", the king pointed out in a message on the social network X ( formerly Twitter).
On the same social network, the President of the Government has stated: "You have made history. You are a source of pride. You are a reference. You are very GREAT".
For his part, the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, stated: "World champions! The World Cup is for our women's soccer team, a final that we will never forget where we were and how we experienced it. You have made a championship of improvement and triumph. Congratulations and thank you very much for exciting all of Spain!".
Some congratulations to which the president of the Congress, Francina Armengol, has also joined, who has said: "What a great joy! You are already eternal. The first star comes home! Thank you for the effort, camaraderie and sacrifice. Thank you for showing how far we can go. For those of yesterday, for those of today and for those of tomorrow. Congratulations!!".
The acting Minister of Culture and Sport, Miquel Iceta, who watched the match at the stadium, shared a photo of the celebration on X and added: "Rapid emotions, pride in our athletes and the conviction of having attended a historic moment in the fight for equality between men and women. To the players and all those who have supported them, thank you!".
Also from the Government, the First Vice President and Acting Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, has shared an image of the players, while the Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has thanked them for having shown "above all to girls, yes you can".
Likewise, the second vice president and acting Minister of Labor and Social Security, Yolanda Díaz, assured: "What you have achieved today at the FIFA Women's World Cup is HISTORIC. Thank you for your effort, your work, your talent. You are benchmarks and enormous pride for our country".
Also the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has shared an image of a television in which the players appeared celebrating the victory along with the message: "Congratulations champions!".
PP, PSOE, Vox, Sumar, Podemos or Ciudadanos have also joined their respective profiles on the social network to congratulate the team on their victory.
At the regional level, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez Almeida, have congratulated the women's team for "making sports history and uniting all Spaniards as a team". with them.
A few words of thanks that have also been expressed in X by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, and that of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, among others.
At the international level, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has congratulated the team for the championship in a message in Spanish in which she has also had a memory for the English players. "Thank you for the inspiration and I hope to see you soon in the European Parliament", she has affirmed.
Together with the politicians, the Civil Guard, the National Police and the Air Force and Space have agreed that the successes of the selection "are the pride" of Spain.
From the world of culture, actors like Antonio Banderas, who has described the players as "enormous", or singers like Ana Mena, India Martínez and Vanesa Martín have also had words of gratitude for the team.
Internationally, celebrities like Barack Obama have also wanted to congratulate the Spanish women's team on their victory in the X network.
