Monday, 14 July 2014

Germans take to Twitter and Instagram to share their moment of victory with the fans (... and even Angela Merkel gets in on the act!)


Sealed with a kiss: Earlier, Lukas Podolski took a selfie as he was kissed by team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger

If you had just won the World Cup, what's the first thing you would do? Do a little dance? Drink a lot of Champagne? Or snap a selfie and share it with the world?
The German national team did all three last night... but not necessarily in that order.
In fact, long before the Eurotrance began pumping and the fizz started flowing, Germany's elated players were taking selfies with whoever would oblige. 
 
Golden memory: Mario Gotze was one of the first to post a picture online grinning happily with his World Cup winner's medal in one hand and the triophy in the other

Mezut Ozil

Schurrle

Super selfie: Lukas Podolski had set his sights on a bigger prize - a super selfie with the World Cup on one arm and his nation's chancellor, Angela Merkel, on the other

Meta-selfie: The loved-up pair were pictured at the exact moment they took the smooching selfie


Some, such as game-winner Mario Gotze, Mezut Ozil and Andre Schurrle, were happy enough to take a picture hugging the World Cup trophy. Lukas Podolski, however, had set his sights on a far bigger prize - a super selfie with the World Cup on one arm and his nation's chancellor, Angela Merkel, on the other. 
Khedira

Ozil

'Weltmeister': Jerome Boateng posted a picture with Podolski, who is never one to turn down the oportunity to pose for a selfie

And the German stateswoman was happy to oblige when she joined the team in their dressing room to share in their joy at just winning the biggest prize in football.
Eager not to be outdone by his teammate, midfielder Sami Khedira - who is rumoured to be on the brink of joining Podolski at Arsenal next season - took his selfie campaign a step further.
Not only did he manage to snare Merkel and the World Cup trophy, but later posed for a picture with singer Rihanna.

Happy day: Ozil got a photo of himself with Kevin Grosskreutz and the World Cup trophy  after the game the photo itself mysteriously did not appear on his Twitter feed

World Cup final! Brazilian midfielder Kaka posted a super-selfie of his own - a group photo with David Beckham and World Cup legend Pele

Rihanna

LeBron James

Happy family: David Beckham posted this picture with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz

It was not Rihanna's first selfie of the day either. Minutes earlier she posted a picture online of herself waving a German national football shirt in the air.
Brazilian midfielder Kaka posted a super-selfie of his own - a group photo with David Beckham and World Cup legend Pele.
Others to indulge in the online craze were David Beckham with his three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, as well as basketballer LeBron James.

Champions: German midfielder Sami Khedira posted a picture of himself with Rihanna after the game



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