Photos: Germany Football Stars Parades With The World Cup

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Tens of thousands of German football fans have given a hero’s welcome to the World Cup-winning team in Berlin.

The main celebrations were at the Brandenburg Gate, where players displayed the cup on a large stage while performing an impromptu dance.

Many had gathered since dawn to welcome the players who touched down from Brazil on Tuesday morning. Huge crowds lined their bus route into the capital.


It was the fourth German cup win and the first since reunification in 1990.

Berlin transformed
The team’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in Sunday’s final sparked delirious scenes across Germany. which are culminating in Tuesday’s celebrations in central Berlin.

The team arrived in an open-top bus emblazoned with the years they have won the competition – 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014.

The BBC’s Lucy Hockings in Berlin says there was a carnival atmosphere in the city, with thousands taking the day off to witness the spectacle even though Tuesday is not officially a holiday.

















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