Germany tore apart Brazil 7-1 in the first half of the World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
Brazil’s dreams of a sixth title on home soil was shreds after goals from Thomas Mueller, a Toni Kroos’ double, Sami Khedira and the World Cup ‘s new all-time record scorer Miroslav Klose.
At the second half of the game Schürrle scored two more goals at the 69′ 79‘ while Brazil’s Oscar hit the net 90′.
Teams
Brazil: Julio Cesar – Maicon, David Luiz (capt), Dante, Marcelo – Bernard, Fernandinho (Paulinho 46), Oscar, Luiz Gustavo, Hulk (Ramires 46) – Fred (Willian 69)
Yellow card: Dante (68)
Germany: Manuel Neuer – Philipp Lahm (capt), Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels (Per Mertesacker 46), Benedikt Howedes – Sami Khedira (Julian Draxler 77), Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos – Thomas Mueller, Miroslav Klose (Andre Schuerrle 58), Mesut Ozil
Referee: M. Rodriguez (MEX)
Brazil’s equal-heaviest defeat
Previous record: 6-0 (v Uruguay, South American Championship; Vina del Mar, Chile; September 1920)
Brazil’s heaviest defeat on home soil
Previous record: 1-5 (v Argentina, friendly; Rio de Janeiro; January 1939)
Brazil’s heaviest World Cup defeat
Previous record: 0-3 v France (final; Paris; July 1998)
Most goals conceded by Brazil at a World Cup
Previous record: Brazil 6-5 Poland (after extra time, last 16; Strasbourg, France; June 1938)
Heaviest defeat for a World Cup host nation
Previous record:
Sweden 2-5 Brazil (final; Solna; June 1958)
Mexico 1-4 Italy (quarter-finals; Toluca; June 1970)
South Africa 0-3 Uruguay (group phase; Pretoria; June 2010)
Equalled the most goals conceded by a World Cup host nation in a single game
Previous record: Switzerland 5-7 Austria (quarter-finals; Lausanne; June 1954)
Biggest World Cup semi-final win
Previous record:
Argentina 6-1 United States (Montevideo; July 1930)
Uruguay 6-1 Yugoslavia (Montevideo; July 1930)
West Germany 6-1 Austria (Basel, Switzerland; June 1954)
NB: Argentina beat Peru 6-0 in second-round match (replacing semi-finals) at 1978 tournament in Rosario, Argentina
