Germany tear Brazil to pieces with greatest ever semi final
display. Brazil suffered the worst defeat in their footballing history as they
were crushed 7-1 by Germany in the World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte.
As well as being Brazil’s heaviest ever defeat- eclipsing a
6-0 Copa America defeat by Uruguay in 1920 and their first competitive loss on
home soil since 1975, it was also the biggest ever victory in a World cup semi
final.
The home side actually started brightly, but Joachim Loew’s
German outfit took the lead after just 11 minutes as Thomas Mueller, left
totally unmarked at a corner, side footed home.
And barely 10minutes later Brazil’s world cup dream imploded
in horrifying style as the Germans scored three times in 179 seconds, with
Miroslav Klose breaking the all-time World cup scoring record before Toni kroos
added two goals to make it 4-0. Sanni Khedira then made it 5-0 just before the
half hour mark, giving Germany five goals in an 18-minutes spell.
After the break Brazil came out looking determined and
forced two outstanding saves from Manuel Neuer- but Germany soon regained
control, and Andre Schuerrle scored twice to make it 7-0.
In the dying moments Mesut Ozil blew a perfect chance to
make it 8-0 and Brazil responded by darting up the other end where Oscar scored
the consolation goal.
Germany will be red-hot favorites to win their first world
cup as a unified nation, no matter what happens in the other semi-final between
Argentina and Netherlands.
As for Brazil, wholesale changes are expected as the nation
suffered its largest and most humiliating defeat ever- a night that finally
expunges memories of the Maracanazo in 1950, but in the worst possible way: by
worsening the pain rather than exorcising the demons.
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