By . Matthew Blake . 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. Scroll down for video . 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 . 'Believe in your dreams': Mezut Ozil wrote an inspirational passage about believing in dreams on Facebook, while Andre Schurrle posted a picture of himself kissing the trophy on Instagram . 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. 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 . Sealed with a kiss: Earlier, Lukas Podolski took a selfie as he was kissed by team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger . Meta-selfie: The loved-up pair were pictured at the exact moment they took the smooching selfie . 'Greatest day of my life': Eager not to be outdone by his teammate, . midfielder Sami Khedira tooka selfie with Angela Merkel and his team in the dressing room after the game, while Mezut Ozil a picture of him holding the World Cup aloft and the words, 'The greatest day of my life' '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 . Greatest sporting event: Rihanna posted a picture on Facebook of herself waving a German national football shirt in the air (left) while basketballer LeBron James posted one of the sun setting over the Maracana Stadium . Happy family: David Beckham posted this picture with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz . Champions: German midfielder Sami Khedira posted a picture of himself with Rihanna after the game . 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.
Lukas Podolski led the Twitter spree with a string of grinning selfies .
He posted pictures with Schweinsteiger, the World Cup and Angela Merkel .
Selfies also come from hero Gotze, Khedira, Boateng, Ozil and Schurrle .
Brazilian star Kaka got a selfie with David Beckham and Brazil legend Pele .
Others who posted pictures at Maracana were Rihanna and LeBron James .
By . Matthew Blake . 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. Scroll down for video . 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 . 'Believe in your dreams': Mezut Ozil wrote an inspirational passage about believing in dreams on Facebook, while Andre Schurrle posted a picture of himself kissing the trophy on Instagram . 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. 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 . Sealed with a kiss: Earlier, Lukas Podolski took a selfie as he was kissed by team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger . Meta-selfie: The loved-up pair were pictured at the exact moment they took the smooching selfie . 'Greatest day of my life': Eager not to be outdone by his teammate, . midfielder Sami Khedira tooka selfie with Angela Merkel and his team in the dressing room after the game, while Mezut Ozil a picture of him holding the World Cup aloft and the words, 'The greatest day of my life' '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 . Greatest sporting event: Rihanna posted a picture on Facebook of herself waving a German national football shirt in the air (left) while basketballer LeBron James posted one of the sun setting over the Maracana Stadium . Happy family: David Beckham posted this picture with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz . Champions: German midfielder Sami Khedira posted a picture of himself with Rihanna after the game . 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.
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