Mineirazo 2014 Semi-Final

The Mineiraço: Germany's 7–1 demolition of Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-final.

The Brazil versus Germany football match (also known by its score as 7–1, or Mineiraço in Brazil) was the first of two semi-final matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place on 8 July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Both Brazil and Germany reached the semi-finals with an undefeated record in the competition. The match ended in a historic 7–1 victory for Germany.

Quick Facts

Date: July 8, 2014
Venue: Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup Semi-Final
Final score: Germany 7 - 1 Brazil
Brazil goal scorer: Oscar (90+2')
German top scorer: Thomas Müller (5 goals in tournament)

Lore & Background

The game marked several tournament records. Germany's win marked the largest margin of victory in a FIFA World Cup semi-final. The game saw Germany overtake Brazil as the highest-scoring team in World Cup tournament history and become the first team to reach eight World Cup finals. Miroslav Klose scored his 16th career World Cup goal and surpassed Brazil's own Ronaldo as the tournament's all-time record goalscorer. Brazil's loss broke their 62-match unbeaten streak at home in competitive matches, going back to the 1975 Copa América, and equalled their biggest margin of defeat in a match alongside a 6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920. It was also Brazil's worst margin of defeat in a World Cup match.

Reader's Guide

The match was described as a national humiliation. The game has been dubbed the Mineiraço in reference to the Mineirão stadium, evoking a previous 'spirit of national shame' known as the Maracanaço in which Brazil unexpectedly lost in the de facto final of the 1950 FIFA World Cup on home soil to Uruguay. Brazil lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the match for third place, while Germany went on to win the World Cup, winning 1–0 against Argentina in the final. This was Germany's fourth World Cup triumph, bringing them joint-second behind five-time winners Brazil, as well as the first European World Cup triumph in the Americas.