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Spanish Copa del Rey Matches Suspended After Train Crash
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In Short: The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has suspended all 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for Wednesday after a train collision near Madrid killed at least 68 people and injured more than 500 passengers.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his shock over the incident, offering support to the victims and their families.
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz also extended his condolences, saying, 'All my love and support to the families of the victims and to all the people affected during these such difficult times.'
The collision occurred on Wednesday morning and involved two high-speed trains in Toledo province around 130 kilometers, or 80 miles, south of Madrid.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich held a minute's silence before their Champions League game, while the RFEF said the decision to postpone the Copa del Rey matches was made in solidarity with the victims.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the postponement as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragedy, which occurred in the province of Toledo.
Thursday's matches remain unaffected, with the RFEF not yet releasing the revised tournament schedule for Wednesday's postponed games.
Sevilla, Racing Santander, Athletic Bilbao, Deportivo La Coruna, Getafe, and Osasuna are due to play in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
The RFEF believes there is enough time to reschedule all 24 matches without disrupting the next round.
The incident came just nine months after another fatal accident on the same line, which left 46 people dead.
What this adds
The suspension affects Wednesday’s fixtures, including Navalcarnero against Real Betis, Salamanca against Celta Vigo, and Tavernes against Valencia, alongside several other matches.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) ordered the suspension of all 24 Copa del Rey fixtures slated for Wednesday following a catastrophic railway collision and derailment in Toledo province.
Background
Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Pulse (Ghana) reported that a high-speed train collision in Spain's central region injured about 80 people and killed at least 30, prompting the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to postpone all 24 Copa del Rey games scheduled for Wednesday.
What's confirmed
- Thursday's matches remain unaffected with the RFEF not yet releasing the revised tournament schedule for Wednesday's postponed games. Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz also expressed his "deepest condolences" to the victims affected. "All my love and support to the families of the victims and to all the people affected during these such difficult times," the seven-time major winner said on X.
- Spanish giants including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid aren't due to enter the competition until the last 32.
- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was "shocked" by the train accident and offered support to all the victims and their families All 24 matches in the Spanish Copa del Rey due to take place on Wednesday have been suspended as a mark of respect after at least 68 people were killed in a train crash near Madrid.
- More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains when they collided and derailed in Toledo.
- "Real Madrid would like to express its full support to the emergency services and all those working in the rescue efforts, and shares in the grief of everyone impacted during these moments of profound sadness." Thursday's matches remain unaffected with the RFEF not yet releasing the revised tournament schedule for Wednesday's postponed games.
- The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has suspended all 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for Wednesday after a train collision in Toledo province killed more than 30 people.
- This still image from video taken and released by Spain's Civil Guard on October 28, 2026 shows an aerial scene of a train crash between a high speed Renfe AVE train and Iryo train around 150kms south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo. (Photo by Handout / Guardia Civil / AFP) Madrid: The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Wednesday suspended all 24 Copa del Rey first-round matches scheduled for the day following a fatal train crash in the province of Toledo that resulted in the death of at least 30 people dead and left dozens injured.
- “FC Barcelona expresses its deepest condolences to the victims of the serious railway accident between Los Yebenes and Urda (Toledo),” the club said.
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- ALL of the 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled last night were postponed as a mark of respect following the major train accident in Spain.
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- The 14 matches scheduled for Thursday will go ahead, while the ties between Navalcarnero and Betis, and Salamanca UDS and Celta Vigo, could be played on Thursday given that both Betis and Celta are involved in European competition next week.
- According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the suspension affects Wednesday’s fixtures, including Navalcarnero against Real Betis, Salamanca against Celta Vigo and Tavernes against Valencia, alongside several other matches.
- The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) ordered the suspension of all 24 Copa del Rey fixtures slated for Wednesday following a catastrophic railway collision and derailment in Toledo province that resulted in over 30 fatalities and impacted more than 500 passengers.
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- The verdict is in, and it is even harsher than Real Madrid feared: Vinicius Junior has been suspended for four LaLiga matches for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair and for his aggressive reaction towards the referee.
- All 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for today, October 28, have been suspended following a train crash in Spain’s Toledo province that killed at least 68 people.
- “We are speaking of approximately 64 (dead), but this is probably going to grow even more,” Castilla-La Mancha’s leader Emiliano Garcia-Page told reporters at the scene, raising a previous toll of 31.
- The 18 first-round matches played on Tuesday went ahead as scheduled.
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