Quiet interesting I must say, and it all happened in one night. It was Brazils joint worst ever defeat, equalling a 6–0 defeat to Uruguay in 1920. It was the biggest ever winning margin in a World Cup semi- final or final. Germany became the first team to score 7 in a World Cup semi-final. The last time a team scored six goals was West Germany in 1954 vs Austria , same as in both semi-finals in 1930 . It was Brazils worst ever home defeat. It was the worst loss by a host country in World Cup history, as the six goal difference doubled the previous record margin. It was the fastest four goals scored in World Cup history as Germany scored four in the span of six minutes (from 23 to 29). In 1954, Austria took seven minutes (25 to 32) to score four goals, and nine minutes to score five against Switzerland. Brazil had never before conceded seven goals at home although they once conceded eight goals in a 4–8 friendly defeat to Yugoslavia on 3 June 1934. The last time they conceded at least five was in a 6–5 win in the 1938 FIFA World Cup vs Poland; at least four was in 1954 vs Hungary . Brazils largest losing deficit at the World Cup prior to the match was three goals, which came in the 3–0 defeat to France in the 1998 final. Germany overtook Brazil to become the all-time highest-scoring team in FIFA World Cup history, their total of 223 at full-time passing Brazils 221. Germany equalled the record for 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. The defeat broke Brazils 62-match home unbeaten streak (more than 38 years) in competitive matches dating back to their 1–3 loss to Peru in the 1975 Copa América. This match was also played at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte. It was the first time since 1974 that Brazil lost a World Cup semi-final, having won their previous six. It was Germanys highest half-time lead in a World Cup match, with their previous best being 4–0 against Saudi Arabia in 2002 (their greatest win, 8–0), as only two teams have previously trailed by five goals at half-time: Zaire (vs. Yugoslavia in 1974 ) and Haiti (vs. Poland in 1974). Toni Kroos first-half double scored in 69 seconds was the fastest pair of goals scored in World Cup history by the same player. It was Brazils worst result against Germany, passing a 2–0 defeat in a 1986 friendly. A total of 167 goals had been scored so far at the 2014 World Cup, the 2nd-most ever at a single World Cup after 1998 with 171 goals. Brazil equalled their record of conceding 11 goals in a single World Cup , previously done in 1938.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:30:57 +0000