Germany’s World Cup party gets underway at home

By Ciaran Fahey

Published July 14, 2014 2:18am ET

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Germany’s World Cup party gets underway at home — German fans react as they watch a live broadcast of the final match between Germany and Argentina at the soccer World Cup 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a public viewing area called 'Fan Mile' in Berlin, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) | Markus Schreiber

BERLIN (AP) — A quarter of a million German football fans reacted with unbridled joy, mixed with shock, on Sunday when Mario Goetze struck late in extra-time for Germany to win the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina.

The supporters, packed into the “fan mile” in front of the German capital’s famous Brandenburg Gate, screamed as one when Goetze took the ball on his chest and let fly inside the far post from a narrow angle.

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