SEMI FINALS:
Brazil 1 Germany 7:
Incredible Scenes in Belo Horizonte as Hosts are Astonishingly Ripped Apart
-in Semi-Final Humiliation
- Andre Schurrle hits in a fantastic finish as the host nation's fans applaud Germans
- Andre Schurrle taps the ball in to further the hosts' embarrassment
- Sami Khedira unbelievably makes it FIVE
- Paulinho and Ramires come on at half-time in place of Hulk and Fernandinho
- Toni Kroos nets a FOURTH for his nation as hosts are being humiliated
- Toni Kroos scores a third for the Germans
- Miroslav Klose is the all time World Cup goalscorer
- Thomas Muller scores to give Germans early lead after being left completely unmarked from a corner
- Germany are punishing a Brazilian team that looks lost
- Bernard and Dante in for Neymar and Thiago Silva
- Brazil and Germany target first World Cup final in 12 years
- Host nation without Neymar after back injury ends Barcelona star's tournament
- Joachim Low's team hoping to avoid losing third straight semi-final
- Two sides meet at Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte
Daily Mail UK, 8 July 2014
Teams:
Head-to-head record: Played 21 Brazil Wins 12 Draws 5 Germany Wins 4
Quote:
Brazil v Germany
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Dante, Luiz, Marcelo, Gustavo, Fernandinho, Hulk, Oscar, Bernard, Fred.
Subs: Jefferson, Dani Alves, Paulinho, Maxwell, Henrique, Ramires, Hernanes, Willian, Jo, Victor.
Germany: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Hummels, Howedes, Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Muller, Kroos, Ozil, Klose.
Subs: Zieler, Grosskreutz, Ginter, Schurrle, Podolski, Draxler, Durm, Mertesacker, Gotze, Kramer, Weidenfeller.
Goal: Muller 11
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)
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22:49
FULL-TIME: Brazil 1-7 Germany
Consolation: Oscar of Brazil tucked home a last minute consolation for Brazil
22:46
GOAL! BRAZIL 1-7 Germany
90min: Seconds after Ozil runs through unmarked on goal and blasts wide, a long hopeful pass finds
Oscar who so easily turns Boateng before dispatching past Neuer.
Germany, being perfectionists, look furious that they have conceded.
85min: Aside from a five-minute spell at the start of this half, Brazil just haven't even looked like saving face in this period. Ramires fires a shot from distance but it's an easy save for Neuer.
22:34
GOAL! Brazil 0-7 GERMANY
79min: Brazil fans have completely ignored their team now, and rather admirably have decided to applaud Germany's seventh goal.
Even I'm applauding it, as
Andre Schurrle shows neat control to bring down a cross after charging into the box, before drilling high into Cesar's near post top corner. Stunning finish.
Riot: Andre Schurrle of Germany scores his team's seventh goal as David Luiz looks on
Seven up: Andre Schurrle celebrates scoring his second and Germany's seventh goal
22:33
Germany substitution
76min: Final change from Germany as Julian Draxler comes on for Khedira.
22:33
From Sportsmail's Neil Ashton in Belo Horizonte
'A shot of the original Ronaldo shown commentating has just come up on the big screen.
'Different circumstances, but remember the France 98 World Cup when he got off his sick bed to play in the final and they lost 3-0.
'Kroos has scored twice and made one here, but he has had only 63 touches to the ball - he’s usually in three figures by now. He has been outstanding though. For me the best midfielder in Europe and has been for some time.
'Plenty of Brazil fans leaving the stadium now. Absolutely disastrous night for them.'
22:31
Brazil substitution
72min: Fred finally departs for Willian, and after a picture goes up on the big screen of the hapless striker sitting on the bench, even more jeers go up. He might want a pair of sunglasses and a hat trying to get out of Belo Horizonte this evening.
22:25
GOAL! Brazil 0-6 GERMANY
69min: Up go the boos again - and I'm not surprised as it's more shambolic Brazil defending.
Germany easily build a passing move on the right with Lahm and Ozil, which leads to a simple square pass for
Andre Schurrle inside the box which the Chelsea star tucks home from close range. Even Germany cannot be bothered to celebrate with gusto now..
Super sub: Germany's forward Andre Schurrle (centre) scores his team's sixth goal
Six of the best: Germany's Andre Schurrle celebrates after scoring his side's sixth goal
22:25
67min: Paulinho has looked lively since coming, but damn he just cannot shoot. After wonderfully chipping the ball across goal for Bernard, the Tottenham midfielder darts into the box for a return pass, only to fire his close range overhead kick wide. Dante is booked for a trip on Muller.
22:20
61min: Top save from Cesar who is perhaps the only Brazil player to come out this game without any real regrets as he tips over Muller's late dipping drive from 25 yards. Cesar was pretty helpless for all five goals.
Maicon by contrast is lucky not to be booked for dicing after taking a shameful tumble inside the box after Boateng aborted an attempt at a tackle.
Germany are furious with the referee for not punishing the simulation - completely understandable too.
I can't watch: Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari reacts during the semi-final
22:16
Germany substitution
58min: Second change for Germany as Klose applauds a small pocket of Germany fans before the World Cup's greatest ever goal scorer departs in favour of Andre Schurrle.
22:15
57min: Germany seemed to have weathered that early storm, as David Luiz plays a nervy back pass which Julio Cesar collects.
Luiz has been terrible this evening. Chelsea must be laughing all the way to the bank with the £50m they have picked up for him from PSG.
54min: Brazil are flying! In fact they are all over Germany as Paulinho beats the offside trap to put himself one-on-one with Neuer only to rifle straight at the keeper by his near post, before seeing his rebound across goal tipped behind by Neuer. Why didn't Brazil play like this in the first half?
51min: Scolari's had to give his most challenging half-time team-talk ever, but at least he has garnered a response from his players.
Fred releases Ramires on the right side of the box, before his dangerous cut-back is cut out by Neuer. Moments later the ball is back in the Germany box, but Oscar's snap shot is superbly saved by the keeper.
22:06
48min: Good start from Brazil, in the fact they have the ball I guess. They are literally playing for penalties though as Oscar runs into Jerome Boateng as the ball bounces loose in the air, while Fred goes down under pressure from fresh air with Mertesacker close by.
Not even the referee is willing to give them a sympathetic spot-kick it seems.
22:02
SECOND-HALF: Three changes at the break (but not all for Brazil)
Hulk and Fernandinho are replaced (yes, Fred stays on - no I don't know why neither) as Ramires and Paulinho are sent into the lions' den.
Germany give Mats Hummels a rest and send on Per Mertesacker.
21:59
It really could be worse for Brazil too. During the first half, David Luiz appeared to swing a elbow at Klose - an incident which the referee chose to ignore.
Not that Brazil need more misery piled on them. I can't remember the last time I saw a team so brutally battered inside a first half - let alone one in a World Cup semi-final.
Brazil owe it to their supporters to at least try and pull a goal or two back, or at least make it respectable. Will Scolari ring the changes though?
Collision course: Brazil's David Luiz (left) appeared to swing an elbow at Miroslav Klose
21:52
PLAYER WATCH: Fred (Brazil)
Normally, I try to sum up the first half in a few words, but I'm going to show you Fred's heat map and let you join the dots.
Just to get you started - the touches do include kicking off...
21:47
HALF-TIME: Brazil 0-5 Germany
Humiliation confirmed, as local fans boo their team of at half-time. Oh to be a fly on the wall in the Brazil dressing room...
21:46
44min: There will be one added minute to what has been the worst first half ever for Brazilian football. I will be very surprised if they don't make three changes at the break.
21:45
41min: The biggest surprise is that the scoreline is still 5-0 - although I'm wondering just how much Germany are trying now.
The game has a feel of one about to enter the final five minutes of the game, not the first half. Brazil look too stunned to launch any sort of reply.
21:40
38min: No mercy from Germany who are continuing to press for a sixth. They win a free-kick 25 yards out but Mesut Ozil poorly curls his shot over the bar.
I'm still startled I'm watching a team that hasn't lost a competitive home game in 39 years throw away such a proud record inside 30 minutes.
Five-star: Germany's players celebrate after Sami Khedira (left) scores their fifth goal
Too much to handle: A fan cries as Germany trounced Germany in the first half
Tear we go: A Brazil supporter looks on as Germany led a first-half onslaught
***Brazil have conceded five goals for only the second time in the World Cup; the first was in 1938 v Poland. Nightmare..For those of you hoping for a Brazil comeback/some sort of competitive association football match - they won that game 6-5
32min: It could be six! Yet another cut-back finds Kroos on the edge of the box, whose strike hits the raised arm of Fernandinho before deflecting just wide for a corner.
If Brazil focused more on their gameplan than leading tributes to Neymar they may actually still be in this semi-final.
21:29
GOAL! Brazil 0-5 GERMANY
29min: Yes, yes it is. This is unacceptable from Brazil. They have totally capitulated and their fans are in tears now as another Mesut Ozil strolls through the centre before laying the ball back for
Sami Khedira to tuck into the bottom corner.
21:25
GOAL! Brazil 0-4 GERMANY
21:25
GOAL! Brazil 0-3 GERMANY
21:22
GOAL! Brazil 0-2 GERMANY
23min: We have a new World Cup record! It's a big one too!
A neat one-touch move is too hot to handle for Brazil's defence, as
Miroslav Klose sees a shot saved by Julio Cesar inside the box, before tapping home the rebound to score his 16th World Cup of all-time - more than any other player!
17min: Already it's boiling over as Jerome Boateng is furious with Marcelo for appealing to win a penalty after a superb sliding challenge from Philippe Lahm on the Real Madrid full-back.
The referee had already agreed it was a fair challenge, but the players are starting to get at each other already as Muller helps break up a stare-down between the pair.
Tucked away: Germany's forward Thomas Muller (centre) scores their first goal
Party poopers: Thomas Muller of Germany celebrates with team-mates after opening the scoring
From former World Cup referee and Sportsmail's Graham Poll
'Well we now know that the referees are going to keep officiating leniently as Muller escapes a yellow card for a clear pull back on Marcelo.'
From Sportsmail's Neil Ashton in Belo Horizonte
'Yep, easy to blame David Luiz for losing Thomas Muller, but the initial mistake came from Marcelo’s disastrous touch in the Germany half. He scampered back to concede the corner, but he was asking for trouble with his mistake.'
Beaten: Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar (right) fails to stop a shot by Germany's forward Thomas Muller
GOAL! Brazil 0-1 GERMANY
11min: It's been a pulsating start to this semi-final, with defences all over the place - so it's no surprise that shocking defending leads to the first goal.
Germany swing a corner into the centre and standing unmarked near the far post is
Thomas Muller who simply taps home. How he has gone unmarked from a set-piece is astonishing.
8min: Now Germany are turning up - in fact it's Low's side doing Brazil's defending as Sami Khedira's snap shot inside the box is blocked by Toni Kroos.
Stick a foot in: Sami Khedira of Germany is challenged by Fernandinho of Brazil
From Sportsmail's Neil Ashton in Belo Horizonte
'Whistles whenever Germany are on the ball are deafening. Absolute brain-freeze to play in, so hostile.'
4min: Fantastic ball from David Luiz! The defender pings a lovely long pass for Hulk on the left byline, but the forward's cut-back for Fred inside the box is pounced upon by Manuel Neuer. Brazil should know by now that the German keeper likes a good ramble to come off his line.
3min: No Neymar, no problem? It's all Brazil in the early stages as they win a corner which Germany clear before Marcelo strikes wide of the target from 25 yards out.
21:01
KICK-OFF: Germany get us going in Belo Horizonte
Tribute: Goalkeeper Julio Cesar and David Luiz of Brazil hold a Neymar jersey as they sing the Brazil national anthem
From Sportsmail's Neil Ashton in Belo Horizonte
'The Brazil players are shedding more tears for Neymar Junior, but my eyes are watering for Paris St Germain defender Maxwell: the poor fella hasn’t made single appearance for Brazil at this World Cup.'
Ready for kick-off: A Brazil football fan smiles before the semi-final kicks off
Brazil players stand with a Neymar shirt for the anthems...
I don't know...maybe I'm a killjoy, but as the Brazil players and crowd once again punch out the Brazilian national anthem with their usual high passion and emotion, Julio Cesar and David Luiz show off a shirt with Neymar's name and number on the reverse. Too far?
Out come the players in Belo Horizonte
It's fairly overcast as the players make their way out to what is mostly a sea of yellow in support of the host nation. There are a few German supporters though, including Bastian Schweinsteiger's girlfriend Sarah Brandner.
WAG support: Sarah Brandner, girlfriend of Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany, looks on from inside the ground
Getting your excuses in early, Joachim?
Germany boss Joachim Low has had a quick pitch inspection before the game.
A bit spongy: German national soccer team head coach Joachim Low checks the pitch
So how far will you go to chase a team bus?
...falling flat on your face is out for me.
PENALTY! Brazilian girl takes spectacular dive chasing team bus
A penny for your thoughts, Thiago?
So Thiago Silva does get on the pitch...but it's only for a warm-up and the suspended captain very much cuts the figure of a man who is relying on others to get him to the World Cup final.
In thought: Thiago Silva looks on pitchside during the warm up
All smiles: A fan poses with the Brazil flag inside the ground
Filling up: Fans from both teams take their seats inside the ground
NO Neymar, NO Silva, NO Hope?
-Hosts Face Daunting Showdown in Fight to Reach the World Cup Final
