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LIVE: A victory parade through the streets of Berlin for the World Cup champions
Tens of thousands of German football fans are giving a hero's welcome to the World-Cup-winning team in Berlin.
Many had gathered since daybreak to welcome the triumphant players who touched down from Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning. Huge crowds lined their bus route into the capital.
The main celebrations are taking place at the Brandenburg Gate, where the players will display the famous trophy.
Germany's fourth World Cup win - and the first since the 1990 reunification.
Berlin transformedThe team's 1-0 victory over Argentina in Sunday's final sparked delirious scenes across Germany which culminated in Tuesday's celebrations in the centre of Berlin.
Thousands gathered on a viewing stage at Tegel airport to witness the arrival of the plane, a Lufthansa jet rebranded "Fanhansa" for the team.
"This is a historic event," 34-year-old bus driver Bernd Hesse told the AFP news agency.
He said that fans of the team had waited 24 years for a German World Cup victory.
"It's not every day that you get to see something like this," Mr Hesse said.
Those members of the team that play for Bayern Munich will also get a separate welcome parade in Munich later.
The triumphant side will appear on a stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate at one end of what is called the Fan Mile, where hundreds of thousands of people watched on big screens as Germany won the trophy on Sunday.
The BBC's Steve Evans in Berlin says that Berlin has been transformed for the arrival, with the old sponsors' logos for the tournament torn down and new ones for the home-coming put up.
Commercial opportunities are being maximised, our correspondent says.
It is not clear if Chancellor Angela Merkel will appear during the celebrations. She was photographed with the team shortly after the final whistle at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
The German victory in Brazil was the first time the competition had been won in South America by a European nation.
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