World Cup: Spanish boy, 13, killed in fountain collapse during celebrations

Tragedy struck in the Salamanca province when a 13-year-old died during celebrations for the win against Argentina.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 ⁠country’s second football World Cup final victory, regional emergency services have said.The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday in Ciudad Rodrigo, a ‌walled medieval city of about 12,000 in Salamanca province, near the border with Portugal.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Top feel-good moments to remember now that the 2026 World Cup is overlist 2 of 4Key takeaways from the World Cup 2026 final as Spain beat Argentinalist 3 of 4Last night, I was Spanish, and so were millions around the worldlist 4 of 4Tearful Scaloni uncertain of Argentina future after World Cup lossend of listHundreds of residents had gathered at the Arbol Gordo fountain in the city’s centre ⁠when the upper part ⁠of the monument broke loose and struck several people, emergency services said.In a statement, ⁠Ciudad Rodrigo’s town hall expressed condolences for the ⁠victim.“The entire city feels ⁠this loss and accompanies the minor’s friends and family in their grief … What should ‌have been a celebration of the Spanish national team’s World Cup victory ‌has turned into a tragedy,” it said.It is understood that the fountain collapsed under the weight of numerous people who had climbed onto it to celebrate Spain’s first World Cup victory since 2010.“A few minutes after 12:30 am local time, rescue services received calls over a fountain collapsing on numerous people,” 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.Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 edition of FIFA’s showpiece global event, which was staged at New York New Jersey Stadium by cohosts United States.The match was 0-0 after regulation time, forcing the game to extra time where Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game.