Germans celebrate the win peacefully, except in Dresden

A police spokeswoman told Reuters there had been 11 arrests for minor offences at the 'fan mile' in the center of Berlin, where an estimated 500,000 people had gathered to watch the eagerly-anticipated game on three giant screens.

Minor scuffles broke out after Turkey took the lead in the first half of the match being played in Basel, Switzerland, but police quickly calmed the situation, Reuters Television pictures showed.

Jubilant Germans took to the streets on foot and in cars after the final whistle, waving black, red and gold flags and celebrating Germany's place in Sunday's final in Vienna against Spain or Russia, who play on Thursday, Reuters reported.

"Madness! Our nerves!" tabloid newspaper Bild said on its web site, adding the German team had been outplayed by the Turks and would have to up their game if they were to have any chance on Sunday.

In the heavily Turkish Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germans and Turks partied past midnight, chanting the names of their nations, beating drums, whistling and singing.

About three million people of Turkish origin live in Germany, more than in any other country in western Europe, and the flags of both countries have been fluttering side-by-side from buildings and cars since the start of the three-week tournament.

VANDALS IN DRESDEN

German police said on Thursday vandals had attacked two Turkish kebab shops in the eastern city of Dresden shortly after Germany's win over Turkey, injuring several people, the AFP reported.

"I can confirm that two shops were attacked ... and that several people were injured," police spokesman Thomas Herbst told AFP.

A press report said that members of a group of 30-50 people had smashed windows and caused other damage to the shops after the semi-final football match while a small crowd of people looked on.

No other incidents were reported in the country with the game passing off peacefully between Turkey and Germany, the AFP.