On top of the world! Thousands of jubilant Germans line the streets of Berlin to welcome home their World Cup heroes Germanys World Cup-winning team were given a heroes welcome as they returned home today to celebrate the countrys fourth title with huge crowds of fans. The teams plane touched down at Berlins Tegel Airport this morning after circling the the thousands of fans who had lining the streets and crammed into the fan mile in front of Berlins landmark Brandenburg Gate. Captain Philipp Lahm carried the trophy off the aircraft to cheers from fans gathered on the airports viewing terrace. He was followed by midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, draped in a German flag and sporting a bandage under his right eye, the result of a cut in the 1-0 win over Argentina in the final on Sunday. From the airport, the team set off for downtown Berlin in a bus painted with the years of Germanys World Cup victories. They were to make the last part of the trip to the Brandenburg Gate on an open truck. The Fan Mile started filling up hours before the arrival, with some waiting overnight to get a place at the front. Were all excited to see what it will be like, Schweinsteiger told ARD television. This time, thank God, we have the cup with us. The goal, which came in the 113th minute of the match against Argentina, ensured Germany became World Cup winners for the fourth time following their victories in 1954, 1974 and 1990 - the first time as a unified nation. Midfielder Götze, 22, came on as a substitute to net the winner, controlling the ball with his chest before volleying it into the Argentine goal, making the Germans the first European team to win the title in South America. Following the victory Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said: Were going to celebrate for at least five weeks now. At some point well stop celebrating but well always keep waking up with a smile. After seeing out the final moments of the game, the German team and their fans, both back in Germany and in the stadium, burst into wild celebrations as the final whistle blew, while rivals Argentina looked to be ruing their missed opportunities to win the game earlier in the match. Argentinian star Lionel Messi appeared stunned and close to tears as the Germans marked their win, having blasted the ball over the bar in the last seconds of the match. he top five most-tweeted moments of the World Cup were all about Germany, with three coming during the win over Brazil. The moment that had Twitter users tweeting most was when Germany finally beat Argentina in the final, with 618,725 tweets coming every minute. Brazil star Neymar, injured in his countrys quarter-final win over Colombia, was the most mentioned player of the tournament, followed by Argentinas maestro Messi and, thanks to the now infamous biting incident, Uruguays Luis Suarez in third. Twitter said in a blog about the World Cup: While this is the highest number weve announced related to an event, its hard to compare the 32-day, 64-match World Cup to, for example, the single-game Super Bowl, the one-night Oscars, or the 16-day Olympics. Every minute of every day it seemed fans across the globe were discussing the drama of the tournament, though we saw the conversation really take off during each live match. When a thrilling moment occurred on the pitch, the world came to Twitter to talk about it.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:41:22 +0000
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