Spain crowned world champions as Omaha fans in the Capital District feel every emotion

OMAHA, Neb. —

After 39 days, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally over, and Spain has been crowned the new world champions. Fans all across Omaha gathered to watch the final game, feeling all the emotions afterward.

At the Capital District, most of the fans wore white and blue striped jerseys with Messi’s name on their backs, supporting Argentina. However, there were some fans who went out to cheer on Spain.

Once the game was over, Argentina fans were mad, sad, and some were even crying. Whereas Spain fans were jumping with joy after the win. One fan was even wearing both jerseys to support both teams today. He was going to win tonight no matter what.

Spain fans in the Capital District cheered for their team up until the very end. They jumped and chanted when their team was crowned.

One Spain fan, Haldi, said this was the best day of her life. She said Argentina played very badly and that they didn’t stand a chance at winning today.

Spain fans Gio Hernandez and Fabian Lozano were in shock by their team’s win.

“It’s insane to see Argentina lose, bro, after a while now and just see Spain win,” Lozano said.

Argentina fans were not as happy at the end of the game. Argentina fans Samir Rodriguez and Mario Mendez said they were both sad and disappointed with today’s loss.

“We say that when the World Cup plays in America, either North or South America has to stay in America,” said Mendez. Overall, they were mad that the cup went to a European team.

Jacob Morris’s wife is from Argentina, and they held hands for the last few minutes of the game while they watched their team lose.

“I’m sad for them, I’m sad for the county, but they played their heart out, so I’m happy in that aspect,” Morris said.