Germany's World Cup triumph celebrated by 200,000 on Berlin streets - PHOTO+VIDEO

The enormous crowd went wild when Mario Gotze scored the winning goal in the 113th minute at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, sealing Germany's fourth World Cup triumph.Fans had started gathering on a 'Fan Mile' underneath the Brandenburg Gate many hours before kick-off to watch the match on giant television screens, with an estimated 200,000 present and ready to party by the end of the night.Fireworks illuminated the skies above the German capital a the final whistle as fans set off smoke flares and waved flags to mark a memorable triumph.Following the previous disappointments of finishing runners-up to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup final and Spain in the 2008 European Championship final, Germany became the first European side to win the biggest prize on South American soil.They were, by popular consensus, the best team on show in Brazil and sent shockwaves through world football with their astonishing 7-1 rout of the hosts in the semi-final.Chancellor Angela Merkel was present at the Maracana to see the team crowned champions and she embraced each of the players in turn as they walked up to collect their medals.It is the first triumph by a unified Germany, following on from West Germany's wins in 1954, 1974 and 1990.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.az