Brazil 1-7 Germany: 2014 World Cup Semi-Final Highlights
Brazil hosted the 2014 World Cup expecting to win it. Instead their semi-final against Germany became the most shocking result in the tournament’s history.
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Match facts
| Competition | FIFA World Cup semi-final |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 2014 |
| Venue | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| Result | Brazil 1-7 Germany |
The story of the match
Brazil were without their star Neymar, injured in the quarter-final, and their captain Thiago Silva, who was suspended. Thomas Müller opened the scoring from a corner after 11 minutes, and then the game collapsed.
Miroslav Klose scored his 16th World Cup goal, breaking Ronaldo’s record. Toni Kroos scored twice in two minutes and Sami Khedira added a fifth. Germany were 5-0 up after 29 minutes. André Schürrle came on to score twice more, and Oscar’s late goal was the only thing Brazil had to cheer.
Key moments to watch for
- Müller scores from a corner after 11 minutes
- Klose becomes the World Cup’s all-time top scorer
- Four goals in about six minutes
- 5-0 after 29 minutes
- Schürrle’s double in the second half
Why it’s one of the greatest football matches ever
It was Brazil’s heaviest ever World Cup defeat, and in Brazil it is still called the Mineirazo. Germany went on to beat Argentina in the final. Nothing quite like it had happened at that stage of a World Cup before.
More classic football matches
- Italy 4-3 West Germany: The Game of the Century, 1970 World Cup
- Argentina 2-1 England: Maradona’s Goal of the Century, 1986 World Cup
- Germany 1-0 Argentina: Götze Wins the 2014 World Cup Final
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