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Germany yesterday humiliated hosts Brazil in their worst ever defeat on home soil in the first semi-final in Belo Horizonte.
Over 200 million Brazilians led a thunderous occasion that began with Brazil riding a tidal wave of emotion which was later was reduced to a nightmare as Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 remarkable minutes in front of a disbelieving Estadio Mineirao crowd.
Brazil’s players mourned the absence of the injured Neymar before kick-off, but captain Thiago Silva was an even bigger loss.
The 7-1 embarrassment was la selecao’s first defeat at home in 12 years, the loss for a country built on sporting pride, and at their own World Cup, will be bad enough to take and this scale of defeat will take the inquests to a new level.
disbelief as Brazilian fans cry after their loss to Germany
The statistics stacked up like pieces of rubble around the feet of Scolari and his players. This was also the first time a team had scored seven in a World Cup semi-final, and the biggest defeat in one of these games – beating West Germany’s 6-1 victory over Austria in 1954.
The result was also the end of their hopes of making it to the World Cup final at the iconic Maracana on Sunday.
Instead, Germany will meet either Argentina or the Netherlands, who play on Wednesday in Sao Paulo.
Author:Shadrack Andenga Odinga/Source