Washington Dulles International Airport was flooded by soccer fans alike Thursday afternoon awaiting the arrival of one specific person inside the international arrivals terminal: England's all-time goalscorer Wayne Rooney.

Over 100 fans packed the halls as the 32-year-old made his way out of the airport while posing for pictures and signing autographs.

Pretty wild scene at Dulles. I’d say at minimum 500 onlookers, pretty raucous crowd for @WayneRooney’s arrival. #DCU pic.twitter.com/rwB7GyoRQw — Pablo Maurer (@MLSist) June 28, 2018

Rooney penned a two-and-a-half year guaranteed contract worth about $13 million, which makes him the highest-paid player in D.C. United history.

He officially becomes available to play for the club beginning July 10, after the transfer window opens. This means his first game could potentially be against Vancouver inside the brand new Audi Field July 10.

After greeting fans at the airport, Rooney and his camp piled into two blacks SUVs en route to Northeast D.C.

Little did World Cup fans taking in the England-Belgium match at Wunder Garten know that they were about to be surprised by Wayne Rooney himself.

In an appearance that lasted just over seven minutes and included a slew of selfies, short conversations and one television interview, Rooney's presence dazzled fans and left others stunned.

That thing where you go to watch England play Belgium at @wundergartendc and England’s former captain shows up. @waynerooney #nowaynenogain https://t.co/tGSmi433wD pic.twitter.com/E0pAwTdApn — Fritz Hahn (@fritzhahn) June 28, 2018

One England native who is now a D.C. resident told me: "We grew up watching him (Rooney) score in the World Cup and that was really important to us. It's hard to believe he just walked through here."

As you would imagine, management at Wunder Garten was thrilled, too.

"It was great for us because it put us on the map. For someone as famous as Wayne Rooney to come through our establishment, shake hands and hang out, that means a lot. We loved having him here and would love to have him back," said Michael Keller, a member of the bar's management staff.

The Englishman will have his hands full as he attempts to put D.C. United back on the map this season.

Follow Rooney on Twitter and Instagram @WayneRooney.