World Cup: Germany Humiliates Brazil 7-1

2014 World Cup hosts Brazil last night ended their ambition of winning a sixth title and assuaging local fans with success in humiliation as Germany tore them apart in the first semi final of the championships.
The German machine ran riot against the Selecan scoring an incredible five goals within the opening 30 minutes to end the semi final tie as a contest before the half time whistle.
And despite an early effort at putting up a fight on resumption, Germany added two more goals with Oscar adding a late consolation to record an astonishing scoreline in FIFA World Cup’s semi final history.
Indeed, it is one of the most humiliating embarrassment in World Cup history on a football Super power, little wonder most Brazilians young and old were brought to tears as Germany showed no mercy.
In fact, the performance and result turned many pages in the record books, marking the first time Brazil would lose a competitive match at home, the first time a team would score up to seven goals in a World Cup semi final match and Germany’s Miroslar Klose became the leading scorer in World Cup final’s history with his 16th World Cup goal.
Shorn of injured playmaker, Neymar and suspended defender and captain, Thiago Silver, the hosts were torn apart by Germany’s ruthless performance marked by exquisite goal scoring touches.
Thomas Muller set the ball rolling with his fifth of the tournament and veteran striker Klose netted his 16th World Cup goal, surpassing legendary Brazil striker Ronaldo’s tally as shell-shocked Brazil were totally outclassed.
Brazil had no answer to Germany’s passing and movement as Toni Kroos struck twice and Sami Khedira added a fifth before substitute Andre Schurrle scored twice in the second half as the hosts were totally humiliated in the most emphatic semi-final win in World Cup history.
Oscar added a late goal on the break, but it was no consolation on a miserable night for Brazil.
Germany were a class apart and Brazil fans sportingly applauded as they became the first team to score seven goals in a World Cup semi-final and will take some beating as they attempt to win the trophy for the first time since 1990, while the inquest will now start for the home nation.
The hosts started brightly against Colombia in the quarter-finals, but looked nervous early on and Germany took full advantage when Muller put them in front just 11 minutes in courtesy of some dreadful defending.
It was all too straightforward for the Bayern Munich forward, who side-footed home after being left unmarked from an outswinging Kroos corner.
Brazil looked disjointed as they gave the ball away far too easily, while Germany were playing with a swagger and doubled their lead with a landmark Klose goal after 23 minutes.
Muller was involved once again, as he cut in from the right and laid the ball off for Klose after being picked out by an incisive Kroos pass. The veteran striker slotted into the corner with his right foot after Julio Cesar had kept out his initial attempt.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men were stunned, but far worse was to come as Germany capitalised on more shambolic defending to score another three goals in the space of five minutes.
First, Kroos was on hand to fire home with his left foot from 18 yards after Muller had failed to make contact with a Philipp Lahm pass, then the midfielder struck again almost straight from the kick-off as Brazil fell apart.
The Bayern Munich man robbed Fernandinho as he dithered in possession and laid the ball off for Khedira, who unselfishly cut it back for his fellow midfielder to net.
And the outstanding Khedira got in on the act by adding a fifth with only 29 minutes gone, driving forward and passing to Mesut Ozil and then finishing with his right foot after the Arsenal midfielder cut the ball back to him inside the penalty area.
Scolari replaced Fernandinho and Hulk with Paulinho and Ramires at half-time and both substitutes were in the thick of the action early in the second half as they brought saves out of Manuel Neuer.
But normal service was resumed as Germany showed no mercy and Cesar produced a fine save to tip over Muller’s goal-bound striker on the hour mark.
Cesar could do nothing to deny substitute Schurrle a sixth goal 69 minutes in, though, and once again it was all too easy as Lahm fed Khedira, who in turn picked out the Chelsea forward and he made no mistake with a simple finish.
And Schurrle put Germany in seventh heaven with a clinical left-foot finish at the near post 11 minutes from time that prompted Brazil fans to sportingly applaud despite their heartbreak.
Oscar pulled a goal back when he cut inside Jerome Boateng and finished a minute from time, but the damage had long since been done.

Brazil’s David Luiz (left) cries after his team lost 7-1 to Germany in their 2014 World Cup semi-finals at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, while emotional Brazil fans mourn the defeat.