{"id":93678,"date":"2026-07-20T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/spain-world-cup-hero-ferran-torres-gives-nod-to-donald-trump-during-homecoming-parade-after-presidents-trophy-lift-saga\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:31:00","slug":"spain-world-cup-hero-ferran-torres-gives-nod-to-donald-trump-during-homecoming-parade-after-presidents-trophy-lift-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/spain-world-cup-hero-ferran-torres-gives-nod-to-donald-trump-during-homecoming-parade-after-presidents-trophy-lift-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain World Cup hero Ferran Torres gives nod to Donald Trump during homecoming parade after president&#8217;s trophy-lift saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>MORE: <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15991673\/Lionel-Messi-breaks-silence-Argentina-World-Cup.html\">Lionel Messi breaks his silence on Argentina&#8217;s World Cup heartbreak<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-182\/daniel-matthews.html\">DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=_DanMatthews_&#038;tw_p=followbutton\"><span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-21T00:47:35+0100\"> 19:47 EDT, 20 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-21T01:31:36+0100\"> 20:31 EDT, 20 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/ferran-torres\/index.html\" id=\"mol-1d5eea40-8491-11f1-bd17-cb59dde779e7\" class>Ferran Torres<\/a> wore a &#8216;Make Spain Great Again&#8217; cap as he and his teammates celebrated their World Cup triumph <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15989893\/Spain-World-Cup-heroes-celebrations-HOME-final-whistle-1K-bottle-red-wine-cigars-New-York-hotel-late-night-Madrid.html\">with a homecoming parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Torres wrote his name into World Cup history with the extra-time goal that<a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15988507\/Spain-1-0-Argentina-Ferran-Torres-extra-time-winner-secures-World-Cup-trophy-Luis-La-Fuentes-enthralling-game-Lionel-Messi-suffers-tournament-heartbreak.html\"> secured Spain&#8217;s win over Argentina <\/a>at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was among the celebrities and dignitaries in the crowd on Sunday, with the president <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15989333\/donald-trump-spain-world-cup-metlife.html\">controversially handing over the trophy<\/a> alongside FIFA boss Gianni Infantino.<\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s players continued their celebrations after jetting back home. On Monday, fans poured onto the streets of Madrid to welcome Torres and Co.<\/p>\n<p>And during the victory parade, a topless Torres wore his own version of Trump&#8217;s trademark red MAGA cap. The forward&#8217;s hat read: &#8216;Make Spain Great Again.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>At MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Trump awkwardly invaded Spain&#8217;s trophy lift at the end of the tense final.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ferran Torres wore a &#8216;Make Spain Great Again&#8217; cap as he celebrated their World Cup triumph<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Torres scored the winning goal as Spain beat Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump took center stage as Spain lifted the World Cup trophy on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Torres wore the &#8216;SAGA&#8217; hat as Spain enjoyed a victory parade in Madrid on Monday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The European champions<a target=\"_self\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15988507\/Spain-1-0-Argentina-Ferran-Torres-extra-time-winner-secures-World-Cup-trophy-Luis-La-Fuentes-enthralling-game-Lionel-Messi-suffers-tournament-heartbreak.html\">clinched their second World Cup title<\/a> after beating <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/lionelmessi\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5ccd79a0-83c2-11f1-b2f4-855e877597e4\" class>Lionel Messi<\/a>&#8216;s Argentina 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the full-time whistle, the president made his way down to the field, where he was loudly booed by many in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Infantino then handed out various awards to match officials and players before welcoming Spain&#8217;s players to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>And, much like last year &#8211; when he presented Chelsea with the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/club-world-cup\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5ccf7570-83c2-11f1-b2f4-855e877597e4\" class>Club World Cup<\/a>crown &#8211; Trump stood awkwardly alongside the Spain squad as they lifted the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino appeared to try and usher Trump away from the players and off the stage. But the president lingered nearby as the celebrations kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                         <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORE: Lionel Messi breaks his silence on Argentina&#8217;s World Cup heartbreak See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; save us as a Preferred Source By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 19:47 EDT, 20 July 2026 | Updated: 20:31 EDT, 20 July 2026 Ferran Torres wore a &#8216;Make Spain Great Again&#8217; cap as he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-donald-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}