Despite the heatwave, more than 20,000 people joined players in Madrid for the historic event.
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00:00 Football fans in Spain turned out in their thousands on Monday night to celebrate their
00:06 side winning the Women's World Cup.
00:14 The victorious players toured Madrid in an open-topped bus, drinking in the euphoric
00:18 atmosphere.
00:19 Olga Carmona's strike in the 29th minute sealed glory for the Spaniards in Sydney, causing
00:24 heartbreak for an England side who had been favourites to win.
00:27 The Spanish captain joined the celebrations, despite learning after the match that her
00:31 father had passed away just hours before the final.
00:36 The players arrived at the celebration spot near midnight local time, some three hours
00:40 after their plane had landed.
00:55 The celebrations ended some four hours later, with confetti being sprinkled onto the stage,
01:00 and players and staff and fans singing "We are the champions".
01:03 The match was over.
01:14 (laughing)