Video: The strangest honor after the World Cup. The Spanish duo received a large amount of tomatoes.

Spain national team pair Xavi and Fabian Ruiz have received a special welcome in their hometowns of Los Palacios and Villafranca following their contribution to Spain’s 2026 World Cup title, but the honor was unusual.

Spain won the World Cup for the second time in its history after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final in New York last Sunday.

According to the newspaper, in 2018Brand:In Spanish, the city authorities wanted to give each player an amount of tomatoes equal to their weight, in a local tradition the region is known for, with Javi receiving 68.5 kilograms of tomatoes and Fabian Ruiz 84.5 kilograms.

The honor didn’t stop there, as the municipality of Los Palacios and Villafranca announced that the city’s football fields will be named after Xavi and Fabian Ruiz, in addition to initiating the construction of a memorial in honor of Spanish star Jesus Navas, who took part in the celebration.

And it happened Javi declared next to his honor that he does not see the need to punish the players of the Argentine national team who attacked him. After the final whistle of the World Cup final, although FIFA launched an investigation into the incident.