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Photos: Heroes’ welcomes

See teams celebrate successful FIFA World Cup™ campaigns with open-top bus parades with their supporters.

Brazil in 1970

Brazil coach Mario Zagallo and captain Carlos Alberto showcase the Jules Rimet Trophy to their supporters after making it theirs to keep in Mexico 79036846

Brazil coach Mario Zagallo and captain Carlos Alberto showcase the Jules Rimet Trophy to their supporters after making it theirs to keep in Mexico.


Netherlands in 1974

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Despite losing the final 2-1 to West Germany, the Netherlands, who wowed the world with their ‘Total Football’, were given a rapturous reception at Leidseplein Square in Amsterdam.


France in 1998

The France players rejoice on an open-top bus during their 1998 FIFA World Cup victory parade at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris Players of the victorious French national soccer team wave to supporters during a parade on Champs Elysees avenue in Paris where hundreds of thousands of wildly happy people poured 13 July for the victory parade by World Cup winners France aboard an open-topped bus. Waving the French flag, jumping, shouting and singing in joy the crowd awaited the arrival o the French side, riding in an double-decker open bus but at least 30 minutes behind schedule because of the numbers out on the streets. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The France players rejoice on an open-top bus during their 1998 FIFA World Cup victory parade at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris.


Brazil in 2002

The Brazil players ride a music float – one performed upon by axé superstar Ivete Sangalo – through the streets of Brasilia after conquering Korea/Japan 2002 Riding on top of a fire-truck, the World Cup champion Brazilian soccer team salutes thousands of people on their way to the presidential palace, where President Fernando Henrique Cardoso awarded the team with the National Order of Merit. Euphoric fans swathed in the green and yellow colors of the Brazilian flag waited to see their heroes. AFP PHOTO/EVARISTO SÁ (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Brazil players ride a music float – one performed upon by Axé superstar Ivete Sangalo – through the streets of Brasilia after conquering Korea/Japan 2002.


Italy in 2006

The Italy players celebrate on an open-top bus near the Teatro Marcello after winning Germany 2006. TOPSHOT - Italian football team celebrates their World Cup victory with fans as the ride a bus near Teatro Marcello in Rome 10 July 2006. Italy's jubilant World Cup winners arrived back home with the coveted trophy Monday amid a welter of excitement in Rome as fans gave them an emotional reception on the streets of the capital. AFP PHOTO MARIO LAPORTA (Photo by MARIO LAPORTA / AFP) (Photo by MARIO LAPORTA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Italy players celebrate on an open-top bus near the Teatro Marcello after success in Germany.


Spain in 2010

The Spain squad rides an open-top bus through Madrid after winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Spanish players parade on a open bus in Madrid on July 12, 2010, a day after winning the World Cup for the first time 1-0 against Holland. Over one million fans are expected to line the streets of Madrid to watch the Spanish squad parade through main streets on a open bus. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

The Spain squad rides an open-top bus through Madrid after glory in South Africa.


Germany in 2014

Bastian Schweinsteiger lifts the FIFA World Cup trophy ahead of masses of Germany fans at the Berlin Fan Mile following their Brazil 2014 triumph Bastian Schweinsteiger Deutschland mit Weltcup , Weltpokal , "WM Pokal" , Weltmeisterschaftspokal , Rückkehr der Deutschen Fussball Nationalmannschaft nach dem Titelgewinn Weltmeister nach Deutschland Berlin . Die Spieler feiern auf der Berliner Fanmeile mit den Fans Fussball Weltmeisterschaft 2014 in Brasilien FIFA Football Wolrd cup 2014 Brazil (Photo by sampics/Corbis via Getty Images)

Bastian Schweinsteiger lifts the World Cup trophy ahead of masses of Germany fans at the Berlin Fan Mile following their triumph in Brazil.


Croatia in 2018

The Croatia players ride an open-top bus through Bana Jelacica Square in Zagreb after finishing runners-up in Russia TOPSHOT - Croatian national football team players ride a bus as people gather for a 'heroes' welcome' in tribute to their national team, after reaching the final at the Russia 2018 World Cup, at the Bana Jelacica Square in Zagreb on July 16, 2018. (Photo by Denis Lovrovic / AFP) (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

The Croatia players ride an open-top bus through Bana Jelacica Square in Zagreb after finishing runners-up in Russia.


France in 2018

An open-top bus carrying the France squad at their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 victory parade at the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 16: The Bus of France's World Cup Winning Team Parade Down The Champs Elysees, on July 16, 2018 at the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

An open-top bus carrying the France squad at their Russia 2018 victory parade at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris.


Morocco in 2022

Fans line the streets of Rabat to welcome Morocco home after they became the first Africans to reach the World Cup semi-finals RABAT, MOROCCO - DECEMBER 20: Supporters cheer during the homecoming parade of of Morocco's national football team in central Rabat, Morocco December 20, 2022. Morocco national team won the fourth place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Fans line the streets of Rabat to welcome Morocco home after they became the first Africans to reach the World Cup semi-finals.


Argentina in 2022

A bus carries the Argentina players through the streets of Buenos Aires following their Qatar 2022 triumph. Argentina's players celebrate on board a bus with a sign reading "World Champions" with supporters after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament as they tour through Buenos Aires' downtown on December 20, 2022. - Millions of ecstatic fans are expected to cheer on their heroes as Argentina's World Cup winners led by captain Lionel Messi began their open-top bus parade of the capital Buenos Aires on Tuesday following their sensational victory over France. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP) (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA/AFP via Getty Images)

A bus carries the Argentina players through the streets of Buenos Aires following their conquest in Qatar.