{"id":58065,"date":"2026-07-20T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/58065\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:59:07","slug":"world-cup-spanish-boy-13-killed-in-fountain-collapse-during-celebrations-world-cup-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/58065\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Spanish boy, 13, killed in fountain collapse during celebrations | World Cup 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-label__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-label__image\" height=\"22.5\" width=\"222.75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784545147_630_Post-Label-Image-Option-1-1780213226.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 post label\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subhead\">Tragedy struck in the Salamanca province when a 13-year-old died during celebrations for the win against Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784545147_472_2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p>A 13-year-old died and another child was among the injured when a fountain partially collapsed in western Spain during mass celebrations of the \u2060country\u2019s second football World Cup final victory, regional emergency services have said.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday in Ciudad Rodrigo, a \u200cwalled medieval city of about 12,000 in Salamanca province, near the border with Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of residents had gathered at the Arbol Gordo fountain in the city\u2019s centre \u2060when the upper part \u2060of the monument broke loose and struck several people, emergency services said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, \u2060Ciudad Rodrigo\u2019s town hall expressed condolences for the \u2060victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire city feels \u2060this loss and accompanies the minor\u2019s friends and family in their grief \u2026 What should \u200chave been a celebration of the Spanish national team\u2019s World Cup victory \u200chas turned into a tragedy,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the fountain collapsed under the weight of numerous people who had climbed onto it to celebrate Spain\u2019s first World Cup victory since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few minutes after 12:30 am local time, rescue services received calls over a fountain collapsing on numerous people,\u201d emergency services said in a post on X, adding that another youth, believed to be in a serious condition with a broken leg, was among the injured.<\/p>\n<p>Spain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/19\/spain-battle-past-10-man-argentina-1-0-in-extra-time-to-win-2026-world-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beat Argentina<\/a> 1-0 to win the 2026 edition of FIFA\u2019s showpiece global event, which was staged at New York New Jersey Stadium by cohosts United States.<\/p>\n<p>The match was 0-0 after regulation time, forcing the game to extra time where Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tragedy struck in the Salamanca province when a 13-year-old died during celebrations for the win against Argentina. 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