A million fans welcome German World Cup champions back home

Soccer fans at the Brandenburg Gate waiting for the arrival of Germany's national soccer team on July 15, 2014.

The airliner carrying the German national soccer team on July 15, 2014.

A child waving the German flag as he waits for the national soccer squad in Berlin on July 15, 2014.

The airliner carrying the German national soccer team passes under a water fountain by the fire department at Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany on July 15, 2014.

Flight captain Uwe Strohdeicher with the German flag after landing at Tegel Airport in Berlin on July 15, 2014.

German national football team defender Philipp Lahm (C) and his teammates disembark from the plane on July 15, 2014.

The German national football team led by defender Philipp Lahm (bottom) get off the airplane on July 15, 2014.

The German team in front of the airliner 'Siegerflieger' in Berlin, Germany on July 15, 2014.

German soccer team players Miroslav Klose, Philipp Lahm, Lars Bender, Sami Khedira and Toni Kroos arrive in Berlin, Germany on July 15, 2014.

The players of the German national soccer team celebrate on a truck during their return to Berlin, Germany, July 15, 2014. Photo: JAN WOITAS/DPA

German coach Joachim Loew celebrates their World Cup win at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on July 15, 2014.

Fans cheer the German national football team at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on July 15, 2014.

German fans celebrate at Brandenburg Gate on July 15, 2014.

Fans cheer the German national football team at Brandenburg Gate on July 15, 2014.

Singer Helene Fischer (left) with Roman Weidenfeller on stage during the welcome reception at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on July 15, 2014.

Kevin Grosskreutz with his Fifa World Cup medal at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on July 15, 2014.

Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller (L) and his teammates celebrate on stage at the Brandenburg Gate on July 15, 2014.