( CNN ) -- The streets of Berlin have turned black , red and gold as up to a million flag-waving fans gather in the German capital to welcome home the nation 's World Cup-winning footballers . Germany 's national side flew in from Rio de Janeiro -- where they beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time on Sunday to secure their fourth championship -- on Tuesday morning to a heroes ' welcome . Mario GÃ¶tze ( @ MarioGoetze ) , who scored the winning goal at the Maracana , tweeted a photo of the team on the bus from the plane to the airport terminal , announcing that they had arrived home . Boarding an open-top Mercedes truck and trailer emblazoned with the years of their four World Cup victories -- 1954 , 1974 , 1990 and 2014 -- the team threaded its way through the city along roads lined with tens of thousands of cheering fans . The players , dressed in black t-shirts , each bearing a large number 1 , and proudly displaying their winners ' medals , waved to those below , who held aloft cardboard signs proclaiming `` We are all world champions ! '' Stars including a grinning Mesut Ã–zil ( @ MesutOzil1088 ) tweeted photos of themselves taken from the trailer and marveled at the huge number of supporters who had turned out to greet them : `` What a crowd ! '' the Arsenal midfielder posted . `` Unbelievable ! '' One enthusiastic fan displayed a banner announcing to the team 's goalkeeper : `` Neuer , I want to have your baby . '' Others rode their bikes alongside the vehicle , wearing German flags as capes and snapping photos on their phones as they cycled towards the city center . At the Brandenburg Gate there was a festive atmosphere , as the sea of supporters -- many of whom had taken the day off to be there -- waited patiently for hours for a glimpse of the team . `` We 're so incredibly proud , '' one woman told CNN . `` It 's a great day for Germany . I 'm a waitress but I would n't have missed today - everyone is off work ! '' For others , a trip to the `` Fanmeile '' fans ' zone was `` The best lunchbreak of all time . '' Some had traveled long distances to join in the celebrations . `` We 've come from Frankfurt this morning , '' another fan explained . `` We arrived at 4.30 a.m. -- we just had to come . I 'm proud to be German , I 'm looking forward to seeing my favorite player Schweinsteiger on stage . '' Those who could n't be there in person took part on Twitter , with Alex ( @ pixxelrunner ) tweeting from Hamburg that he had `` goosebumps '' watching the `` craziness '' unfold in Berlin . The crowds erupted in huge cheers as the team finally took to the stage -- several hours later than expected , because of their slow progress on the 11km route through the jammed city streets . Dancing , clowning around , playing air guitar and singing `` We are number one ! '' the players thanked the crowd for their support . Captain Philipp Lahm showed off the trophy , passing it to his fellow players , including midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger , draped in a German flag and beaming , despite the large plaster covering the cut to his face sustained in Sunday 's final . Tweeting a photograph of several members of the team in front of thousands of fans , Ã–zil thanked the huge numbers who had joined the street party -- which looked set to go on throughout the day and well into the night . READ MORE : German joy as 24-year World Cup wait ends . READ MORE : Bizarre moments from the World Cup final . READ MORE : Top 10 matches of the Brazil 2014 World Cup . CNN 's Christina MacFarlane and Alex Felton contributed to this report .
Germany 's national football team arrive home after winning World Cup in Brazil . Victorious side tour Berlin on open-top trailer ; streets lined with supporters . Tens of thousands of fans gather at Brandenburg Gate to welcome the champions . Germany beat Argentina 1-0 with goal in extra time to notch up fourth title .