Brazil 1-7 Germany – 8 July 2014
Germany thrashed World Cup hosts Brazil 7-1 in a memorable semi-final match which will go down in the annals of World Cup history.
Here’s how it unfolded on Twitter:
Awesome anthem from #bra players, mascots, coaching staff, kitman & fans. Everyone. Great touch from David Luiz holding up Neymar shirt
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
Up at 6 in Sydney for the semi – come on Germany! (First time I've ever said that?)
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) July 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/486602580546813952
GOOOOOAL. Germany scores! Mueller gets his tenth #WorldCup goal off a corner kick. #GER 1 – 0 #BRA.
— MashableLIVE (@MashableLive) July 8, 2014
Dismal defending from #bra as the unmarked Mueller scores from the first #ger corner of the match. #bra 0-1 #ger
— Phil Bray (@PhilBray) July 8, 2014
Good finish, shocking defending. Kroos corner, Muller finish. 5th goal this #WorldCup, 10 in two tournaments, could challenge Klose/Ronaldo
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
#WorldCup reGIF: Another look at Muller's goal for #GER. http://t.co/j7ndgCF5mb
— MashableLIVE (@MashableLive) July 8, 2014
England goals in last 2 World Cups: 5 Thomas Mueller: 10 #Machine #BRA #GER
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 8, 2014
And now that's 2-0. Klose. A stadium and a nation stunned.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
GOAL! #BRA 0 – 2 #GER Klose follows up on Mueller's effort. Brazil all over the place. http://t.co/UQMSd5CH9b #WorldCup
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
Record-breaking Klose 16th World Cup goal….2-0 to #ger. #bra fans stunned and some stamp on their yellow and green balloons.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
Make that 3-0. Kroos. Incredible stuff.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
GOAL! #BRA 0 – 4 #GER Three was ridiculous. Now it's a fourth! Surely no way back for Brazil. Kroos with a 2nd. http://t.co/UQMSd5CH9b
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
And again and again. These aren't replays. It's 4-0 in the 25th minute at this #WorldCup semifinal.
— Mashable (@mashable) July 8, 2014
This is embarrassing. Like Bloemfontein with the volume turned up #BRA #GER 4-0
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 8, 2014
Kroos again. 4-0. Silence around the stadium. Some Brazil fans in tears.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
Some #bra fans leaving. Astonishing. 3-0 to #ger. Kroos. This is brutal. #bra defence shambolic. Now 4-0. Kroos again. Astonishing.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
GOAL! #BRA 0 – 5 #GER This is truly astonishing. Khedira silences a stadium. Brazil's defenders? Nowhere. http://t.co/UQMSd5CH9b #WorldCup
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
May need to keep these on cut and past. Khedira 5-0. Abject embarrassment for the hosts & brilliance from Germany.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
#ger came to bury Cesar, not praise him. 5-0. Khedira. Unbelievable
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
We are watching something truly remarkable. Get your record books out. #GER excellent but #BRA truly woeful.
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 8, 2014
I knew Brazil would miss Neymar and Silva, but even England could beat them on this form. Well, ok, that might be going a little far…
— Jonathan Worth (@jonathanworth) July 8, 2014
A combined #arg #ned all-star team would struggle against #ger in this marauding, prolific form.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
It seems the Germans spend their time practicing football rather than getting tattoos and stupid hair cuts. A lesson for England perhaps.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) July 8, 2014
First signs of hostility from Brazil's fans as the half-time whistle goals. Loud jeering and whistling. Utterly humiliated.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
HT stats #BRA 0 – 5 #GER Surely no way back after complete domination by Germany. http://t.co/UQMSd5CH9b #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/S4g53myPen
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
Just making a cuppa. Please #GER do not score 4 in 6 minutes again!
— Steve Shaw (@StevieShaw1975) July 8, 2014
Lively start to the second half by Brazil, And when called upon Neuer shows his class.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
Brace yourself. The sixth has arrived, Andre Schurrle. Fred off…a mercy substitution that one. 0-6.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
Well that's the first set over 6-0 #bbcworldcup #BrazilvsGermany
— Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) July 8, 2014
Schurrle makes it 7-0. Shot Julio Cesar should have saved. Brazilian fans applaud – and Germany's performance deserves that.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
#bra fans now applauding #ger as seventh goes in.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
"An utter humiliation!" Germany scores again vs. Brazil. It's 7-0 in the 78th minute. The brutality continues in Belo Horizonte.
— Mashable (@mashable) July 8, 2014
#PotentialHeadlines Müllered How To Luiz A Semi Final Big Fail Scolari Kroos Control Not Even Klose Germany Just Brazilliant #BRA #GER
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 8, 2014
#WorldCup reGIF: #GER scores yet again. 7-0 against #BRA http://t.co/IMVg0q4INU
— MashableLIVE (@MashableLive) July 8, 2014
Oscar scores to make it 7-1 – but many Brazil fans in here react by jeering,
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
#BRA comeback! 6 more to go . . .
— Steve Shaw (@StevieShaw1975) July 8, 2014
Brazil 1 Germany 7. Magnificent Germany but embarrassment for a proud football country such as this one.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) July 8, 2014
Well there went Mum's £1 work sweepstake. #BRA
— Andrew Burdett (@AndrewBurdett1) July 8, 2014
#PotentialHeadlines Stop In The Name Of Loew Dante's Inferno Brazil Left Horizonte in Belo Fred & Buried 7up Brazil Fawlty #BRA #GER
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) July 8, 2014
#bra fans now giving #ger a standing ovation and also booing Scolari and his players as they try to applaud them. Not having it.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
FT stats: #BRA 1 – 7 #GER The heaviest defeat in Brazil's history. Reaction: http://t.co/UQMSd5CH9b #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/86pAYw6LPe
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
The final score: Germany 7, Brazil 1. The #WorldCup host country gets thrashed. Heartbreak. (Pic: @AP) pic.twitter.com/oMTovl4HT6
— Mashable (@mashable) July 8, 2014
Top scorers in #WorldCup history: Klose #GER 16 Ronaldo #BRA 15 G.Muller #GER 14 Fontaine #FRA 13 Pelé #BRA 12 pic.twitter.com/dYf9Q1tbbW
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
BRAZ1L – GE7MANY
— Phil Bray (@PhilBray) July 8, 2014
#bra 1 #ger 7. On the whistle report from Belo Horizonte … http://t.co/7HYOcnNBHX
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 8, 2014
#BRA coach Scolari reacts to 7-1 defeat to #GER: "We ask for forgiveness. To the people, please excuse us." #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/hHZX8mCoJz
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 8, 2014
In nigh on half a century of watching football, that's the most extraordinary, staggering, bewildering game I've ever witnessed.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 8, 2014
A Few Ramblings... 