El tratamiento fotoperiodístico tras la victoria de la Selección Espa ola de Fútbol en el Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010 The photojournalistic treatment after Spanish Soccer Team's Victory in World Cup South Africa 2010

This study analyzes the photographic treatment given to the victory of the Spanish National Team in the 2010 World Cup in the Spanish general press. For that, the images appeared in the Madrilenian edition of the three main newspapers -'El País', 'El Mundo' and 'ABC'- have been considered. By this method, the frequency of the presence of these images about this event has been checked. In addition, the main characteristics of those images, and their representative functions, as well as their symbolic value, have been analyze, emphasizing on the leading role of the flag and colour red as identity signs of this mediatic event.