🇪🇸 Spain Won the World Cup — Where Is NYC Celebrating?
Ferran Torres scored in extra time. Spain won. The 2026 World Cup is over. Right now, at this moment, the celebration in New York City is beginning. Here is where it's happening.
Washington Heights, Manhattan — Spain's NYC Capital
St. Nicholas Avenue around 181st Street is where Spain and the broader Spanish-speaking community of upper Manhattan is celebrating. Every bar spills onto the street. The A train from MetLife riders who came back from the stadium are arriving in waves. This is the epicenter of the Spain celebration in NYC tonight.
Jackson Heights, Queens — Mixed Celebration
Roosevelt Avenue was expecting an Argentine celebration tonight. Instead, the neighborhood — which has large Colombian, Ecuadorian, and broader Latin American communities who were not necessarily supporting Argentina — is a mix of subdued Argentine fans and celebrating Spanish-speaking fans from other communities. The bars are still open. The night is still going.
Midtown Manhattan Soccer Bars
Legends NYC, Smithfield Hall, Nevada Smith's — the Midtown soccer bar strip is celebrating with the mixed-nationality crowd that filled these venues for the Final. Spain fans who couldn't get tickets to MetLife but watched in Midtown are pouring onto the sidewalks of 2nd Avenue.
MetLife Stadium Environs
The crowd is filing out of MetLife and heading to NJ Transit. The Spanish fans who were inside — the noise when Torres scored was described by people in the stadium as the loudest moment ever experienced at MetLife — are arriving back in the city. Penn Station will be a sea of red for the next two hours.