Twenty (20) records were broken (or made) in last nights match #BrazilvsGermany 1. Miroslav Klose broke the record for the #most goals scored at the finals with 16, overtaking Brazils Ronaldo. 2. It was the first time #five (5) goals were scored in a 29-minute period of play. 3. It was the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history as Germany scored four (4) in the span of six minutes (from 23 to 29). 4. It was Brazils worst ever defeat, tied with the 0–6 loss to #Uruguay in 1920. 5. Germany became the #goal scorer leader at the World Cup finals with 223, passing Brazils total of 221. 6.The match contained the most goals scored #against the host nation of the World Cup, with Austria defeating Switzerland 7–5 in 1954; the next highest was Brazil, who won 5–2 against hosts Sweden in 1958. 7. Brazil had never before allowed #seven (7) goals playing at home. 8.The defeat broke Brazils 62-match home #unbeaten streak in competitive matches dating back to its 1–3 loss to Peru in the 1975 Copa America. 9. It was worst World Cup semi-final #defeat suffered by any national team. 10. It was first time since 1938 that Brazil have #lost a World Cup semi-final, as they had progressed in their previous six. 11. It was the first time that Brazil had #conceded more than five World Cup goals since 1938. 12. Brazil have conceded more than seven goals in a game only during a 4–8 friendly defeat to #Yugoslavia on 3 June 1934. 13. Brazil is only the second #host team to concede seven goals in a World Cup match. 14. It was Germanys highest #half-time lead in a World Cup match, with their previous best being 4–0 against Saudi Arabia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup (their greatest win, 8–0). 15. Only #two teams have previously trailed by five goals at half-time: Zaire (vs. Yugoslavia in 1974) and Haiti (vs. Poland in 1974). 16. No other team has ever scored seven goals in the #semi-finals of the World Cup. 17. Thomas Müller scored #Germanys 2,000th goal in the history of their national team. 18. #Müller became the third player in history to score five or more goals in two different World Cups (after Cubillas and Klose). 19. Toni Kroos first-half double was the #fastest pair of goals scored in World Cup history, as he scored twice in just 69 seconds.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 05:55:45 +0000
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