TheBrazil versus Germany footballmatch that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Estádio Mineirãoin Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was the first semi-final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Both teams reached the stage with an undefeated record in the competition. The game was administered by CONCACAFofficials led by Mexicanreferee Marco Rodríguez. The game ended in a shocking loss for Brazil; Germanyled 5–0 at half time, with 4 goals scored in a span of just 6 minutes, and subsequently brought the score up to 7–0 in the second half. Brazil scored a goal at the last minute, ending the match 7–1. Germanys Toni Kroos was selected Man of the Match. Germanys win marked the largest margin of victory in a FIFA World Cup semi-final. The game also saw Germany score the most goals in World Cup tournament history, their 223 overtaking Brazils 221. Germanys second goal, scored by Miroslav Klose, was his 16th in World Cup play, overtaking Brazils own Ronaldo as the tournaments all-time record goal scorer. Brazils loss broke its 62-match home unbeaten streak in competitive matches going back to 1975, when it lost 1–3 to Peruin that years Copa América, and equalled its biggest margin of defeat, a 6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920, causing the match to be described as a national humiliation. The game was subsequently referred to by the Brazilian media as the Mineirazo, evoking the spirit of the Maracanazo in which Brazil unexpectedly lost the 1950 FIFA World Cupon home soil to Uruguay.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:56:24 +0000
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