• Germany's national football team players cheer as they ride in an open-deck bus to Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to celebrate their Fifa World Cup title. Jan Woiyas / AFP
    Germany's national football team players cheer as they ride in an open-deck bus to Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to celebrate their Fifa World Cup title. Jan Woiyas / AFP
  • Fans throng a street along the river Spree in central Berlin to cheer the team. Steffi Loos / Reuters
    Fans throng a street along the river Spree in central Berlin to cheer the team. Steffi Loos / Reuters
  • Left to right: Mario Gotze, Julian Draxler and Kevin Grobkreutz wave and cheer to the fans. Goetze scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Hendrik Schmidt / EPA
    Left to right: Mario Gotze, Julian Draxler and Kevin Grobkreutz wave and cheer to the fans. Goetze scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Hendrik Schmidt / EPA
  • Germany are now four-time winners of the World Cup after having also lifted it in 1954, 1974 and 1990. Matthias Kern / Getty Images
    Germany are now four-time winners of the World Cup after having also lifted it in 1954, 1974 and 1990. Matthias Kern / Getty Images
  • Left to right: Defender Per Mertesacker, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger pose with the trophy. Robert Michael / AFP
    Left to right: Defender Per Mertesacker, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger pose with the trophy. Robert Michael / AFP
  • Germany's head coach Joachim Loew, right, and team manager Oliver Bierhoff applaud fans. Axel Schmidt / Reuters
    Germany's head coach Joachim Loew, right, and team manager Oliver Bierhoff applaud fans. Axel Schmidt / Reuters
  • Schweinsteiger and his teammates celebrate on stage. Adam Pretty / Getty Images
    Schweinsteiger and his teammates celebrate on stage. Adam Pretty / Getty Images
  • Construction workers, right, take pictures of the parade. Morris Mac Matzen / Reuters
    Construction workers, right, take pictures of the parade. Morris Mac Matzen / Reuters
  • Fans cheer and celebrate as they wait for the arrival of the Germany's national team. Michael Kappeler / EPA
    Fans cheer and celebrate as they wait for the arrival of the Germany's national team. Michael Kappeler / EPA
  • Thomas Muller, left, and Neuer cheer and celebrate on stage during the welcome reception. Michael Kappeler / EPA
    Thomas Muller, left, and Neuer cheer and celebrate on stage during the welcome reception. Michael Kappeler / EPA
  • Germany's captain Philipp Lahm celebrates with the trophy during their victory parade. Robert Michael / AFP
    Germany's captain Philipp Lahm celebrates with the trophy during their victory parade. Robert Michael / AFP

In pictures: World champions Germany arrive home to rousing reception


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