Brazil v Germany, played on 08 July 2014, was an association football match played between Brazil and Germany in the Semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Germany's 7–1 win was the largest in FIFA World Cup semi-final history. To some, it became known as the Miracle of Rio de Janeiro.[1] To others it was called the Mineirazo or "Mineirazo", comparing it with the famous "Maracanazo", in which Brazil lost an important game against Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup.[2]
Background
The team met for the second time in World Cup history, with the first game being the 2002 FIFA World Cup final. In the previous game against Colômbia, Neymar suffered a fracturedvertebra and Thiago Silva was banned due to him getting too many yellow cards in the tournament.