Sports / 2010 World Cup Joyous Spain Welcomes Champs World Cup victory overrides months of grinding economic, political woes By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff Posted Jul 12, 2010 1:20 PM CDT Copied Spain's captain Iker Casillas shows the World Cup trophy to the daughters of Prince Felipe, third right, and Princess Letizia, fourth right, as Queen Sofia, right, looks on. (AP Photo/Paul White) See 10 more photos Spain set aside months of economic doldrums and fractious politics today to give a jubilant and resounding welcome home to its victorious World Cup team, reports the AP. The team was making the rounds with politicians and royalty, children and grateful cops alike ahead of an open-air parade through the center of downtown Madrid, where several hundred thousand fans were expected. (More 2010 World Cup stories.) Report an error