The kiss happened as Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish soccer federation, distributed gold medals among the team following their 1-0 victory over England on Sunday.
Hermoso later played down the incident in a statement sent to Spanish news agency EFE by the federation.
"It was mutual gesture that was totally spontaneous prompted by the huge joy of winning a world cup," the statement said.
Acting Culture and Sports Minister Miquel Iceta said on Monday on RNE radio the kiss was unacceptable and asked Rubiales to give an explanation and apologise.
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