Campeones Spain Meet King Juan Carlos

Champions return: Spanish captain Iker Casillas lifts the World Cup as the team parades through Madrid today

One giant party: Overjoyed fans are sprayed with water to keep cool in the scorching sunshine

Filling the streets: Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards filled the Madrid streets to welcome the team home

Lighting up the sky: Members of the Spanish Air Force aerobatic group Patrulla Aguila display colours of the Spain's national flag during the celebrations

Road block: The Spanish players were given a police escort

Welcome home: Iker Casillas proudly holds the World Cup aloft as the team emerged from its plane in Madrid this afternoon

Captain fantastic: Casillas emerged from the Spanish team's plane alongside manager Vicente del Bosque to thunderous applause from airport staff

Celebrations: Pilots inside the Spanish team plane wave flags out of the window with the message 'proud of our national team champions' on the fuselage

In Royal hands: Spain's King Juan Carlos (middle) holds the World Cup next to goalkeeper Iker Casillas (right) and coach Vicente del Bosque (left) at the Royal Palace in Madrid

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