Josias Brina: Brazil 1 X 7 Germany

Brazil1

Oscar 90′

Germany7

Müller 11′Klose 23′Kroos 24′, 26′Khedira 29′Schürrle 69′, 79′

FT 90 +2
HT 0-5

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Germany's Thomas Muller and Andre Schurrle celebrate against Brazil

By Phil McNultyChief football writer in Belo Horizonte

Story of the match:

Germany 5-0 up in 29 mins
Klose record World Cup scorer
Brazil's biggest World Cup defeat
First competitive home defeat in 39 years

Brazil's World Cup dreams ended in humiliating and brutal fashion as Germany inflicted their heaviest defeat in the first semi-final in Belo Horizonte.

A thunderous occasion that began with Brazil riding a tidal wave of emotion was reduced to a nightmare as Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 remarkable minutes in front of a disbelieving Estadio Mineirao crowd.

Brazil's players mourned the absence of the injured Neymar before kick-off, but captain Thiago Silva was an even bigger loss. The result was their first competitive home defeat in 39 years, and the end of their hopes of making it to the World Cup final at the iconic Maracana on Sunday.

Instead, Germany will meet either Argentina or the Netherlands, who play on Wednesday in Sao Paulo.

Thomas Muller gave the three-time winners an early lead before a period of utter chaos saw Miroslav Klose break the World Cup scoring record, Toni Kroos add two more in the space of 179 seconds and Sami Khedira net a fifth.

Chelsea striker Andre Schurrle, on as a substitute, added two more after the break before Brazil's followers delivered what must be regarded as the defining insult to their national team - cheering every German pass and applauding their goals.

Many Brazil supporters, swamped with such anticipation as they gathered in their thousands around the ground hours before kick-off, were reduced to tears after less than 30 minutes, and reduced to such a state of shock that it was only at half-time that they registered their first serious dissent.

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Scolari consoles midfielder Oscar on the final whistle

Defeat worst day of my life - Scolari

This equalled Brazil's heaviest margin of defeat, a 6-0 loss at the hands of Uruguay in the 1920 Copa America, but the impact of this reverse, not just on the world stage but in their homeland, will put this alongside the 1950 World Cup final defeat by the Uruguayans in Rio as their darkest football day.

Muller's early goal was a big enough setback, but the manner in which Luiz Felipe Scolari's side crumbled in the space of seven minutes is likely to be a matter of national debate in this country for years to come.

This was Brazil's first defeat at home for 12 years. The loss for a country built on sporting pride, and at their own World Cup, will be bad enough to take. The scale of defeat will take the inquests to a new level.

The statistics stacked up like pieces of rubble around the feet of Scolari and his players. This was the first time a team had scored seven in a World Cup semi-final, and the biggest defeat in one of these games - beating West Germany's 6-1 victory over Austria in 1954.

Match facts
This is the first time a team have scored seven goals in a World Cup semi-final.	This is the first World Cup game with eight or more goals since Saudi Arabia v Germany in 2002 (0-8).
No team had previously conceded five or more goals by half-time in a World Cup semi-final.	This is Brazil's biggest defeat in World Cup finals history, surpassing their 3-0 loss to France in the final in 1998.
Germany scored two more goals in this game, 7, than England did in their past two World Cups combined.	Brazil's first shot on target was in the 51st minute.

The five-time champions' team coach bears the phrase "Brace Yourself - The 6th Is Coming". It did indeed arrive, but only in the back of Julio Cesar's net.

With all David Luiz's defensive indiscipline offering rich pickings for Germany's speed and mobility, the game swiftly descended into a fiasco for Brazil.

Much has been made of their over-emotion and there was, in retrospect, an overblown public reaction to the absence of Neymar, injured in the quarter-final against Colombia, in the hour leading up to kick-off.

Scolari led his players off the team coach wearing a white "Forca Neymar" baseball cap before captain Luiz and goalkeeper Cesar held up his number 10 shirt during a stirring rendition of Brazil's national anthem.

It was too much for one Brazil fan to take in a fan park in Belo Horizonte

It was all downhill, and rapidly, for Brazil from the moment Muller was the beneficiary of dreadful marking to steer in Kroos's corner.

Brazil simply fell apart and it was an invitation Germany were not going to refuse as Klose scored at the second attempt to set a new World Cup record of 16 goals in only 23 games.

What followed was one of the most remarkable passages of play in any World Cup game, let alone a semi-final, as Germany did not just look like scoring on every attack, they invariably did.

Match analysis

Rio FerdinandFormer England captain

"How the Brazil players are going to recover, I don't know. I think Germany have shown glimpses of this leading up to this.

"This is a generation of players who are getting used to winning. They have to go and win it now."

Throughout this World Cup there has been a suspicion a mediocre Brazil defence has been disguised. With the shield of Silva removed, they were simply taken apart by Germany, wilting under pressure and abject in coping with their attacking variety.

Kroos side-footed home a finish Cesar touched but could not save, then the midfielder quickly added another when set up by the unselfish Khedira.

Khedira added another before half-time in an example of the complete disintegration of Brazil's organisation, discipline and basic defence. He strolled towards the penalty area untroubled before exchanging passes with Mesut Ozil to score.

It was only then, perhaps as full recognition sunk in, that Brazil's supporters started to deliver a toxic reaction to their team, with striker Fred singled out for vicious treatment.

Amazing Germany
There were 179 seconds between Germany's second and fourth goals.	Germany striker Miroslav Klose becomes World Cup history's record goalscorer with 16 goals in 23 games.
Germany were 5-0 up after 29 minutes - faster than any team in World Cup history.	Germany netted as many goals in this semi-final as they had in their previous six (1982-2010).
Germany are now the highest scorers in World Cup history with 223 goals, overtaking Brazil.	Germany are the first team to score seven times in a World Cup semi-final.
Thomas Muller has scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 12 World Cup matches.	Germany have scored more goals in this tournament than they did in 1990 and 1966 - a total of 16.

Despite a lively start to the second half that saw Germany keeper Manuel Neuer distinguish himself, normal service was resumed as Schurrle finished off a fine passing move before drilling a near-post finish past Cesar, who should have done better.

It was at this point the home fans threw their support behind Germany, cheering passing moves and even breaking into applause for Schurrle's goal.

Oscar's late strike was nothing in the way of consolation to them and they turned savagely on their players - many of whom left the pitch in tears - at the final whistle.

Brazil knew their World Cup dream might have to end. No-one suspected for a moment it would end like this.

Thomas Muller was on target with his first shot of the match

Muller began the humiliation in the 11th minute

Klose became a World Cup history-maker with a well-worked goal

Toni Kroos scores the fourth goal for Germany

The first-half humbling continued when Kroos fired in a stunning third

Thomas Muller (left) hugs Toni Kroos with Brazil's players around them

It was 4-0 by the 26th minute - Kroos (right) grabbing the third

Brazil players were stunned after Khedira scored Germany's fourth goal in sixth minutes - and fifth overall

It was total despair for the Brazil fans inside Estadio Mineirao

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari could not look as his side fell to one of the most stunning defeats in World Cup history

Andre Schurrle scores the sixth for Germany

Substitute Schurrle scored the sixth and seventh for Germany as the Brazil nightmare continued after the break

Oscar scored in stoppage time but there was no celebration from the Brazil players

Luiz Felipe Scolari (centre) and Brazil players

Scolari (centre) tried to console the Brazil players with a post-match huddle

LINEUP, BOOKINGS (1) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)

Brazil

12 Julio César
23 Maicon
06 Marcelo
17 Luiz Gustavo
04 David Luiz
13 Dante Booked
20 Bernard
05 Fernandinho (Paulinho - 45' )
09 Fred (Willian - 69' )
11 Oscar
07 Hulk (Ramires - 45' )

Substitutes

01 Jefferson
02 Dani Alves
08 Paulinho
14 Maxwell
15 Henrique
16 Ramires
18 Hernanes
19 Willian
21 Jô
22 Victor

Germany

01 Neuer
16 Lahm
04 Höwedes
07 Schweinsteiger
20 Boateng
05 Hummels (Mertesacker - 45' )
06 Khedira (Draxler - 76' )
18 Kroos
11 Klose (Schürrle - 58' )
13 Müller
08 Özil

Substitutes

02 Großkreutz
03 Ginter
09 Schürrle
10 Podolski
12 Zieler
14 Draxler
15 Durm
17 Mertesacker
19 Götze
21 Mustafi
22 Weidenfeller
23 Kramer

Ref: Marco Rodríguez

Att: 58,141

MATCH STATS

Shots

1814

On target

810

Corners

Fouls

1114

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full TimeMatch ends, Brazil 1, Germany 7.

90:00+1:53Full time

Full TimeSecond Half ends, Brazil 1, Germany 7.

90:00+1:44

Foul by Julian Draxler (Germany).

90:00+1:44

Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00+1:31

Attempt saved. David Luiz (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

90:00+1:12

Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Philipp Lahm.

89:55Goal scored

Goal!Goal! Brazil 1, Germany 7. Oscar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo with a through ball.