Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)

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. 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.

 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 fractured vertebra and Thiago Silva was banned due to him getting too many yellow cards in the tournament.

 Match 

 GK 12Júlio César RB 23MaiconCB 4 David Luiz (c)CB 13Dante  LB 6 MarceloCM 17Luiz Gustavo CM 5 Fernandinho   RW 7 Hulk   AM 11OscarLW 20BernardCF 9 Fred   Substitutes:MF 16Ramires   MF 8 Paulinho   MF 19Willian   Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari 300px GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 16Philipp Lahm (c) CB 20Jérôme BoatengCB 5 Mats Hummels   LB 4 Benedikt HöwedesCM 6 Sami Khedira   CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  RW 13Thomas MüllerAM 18Toni Kroos  LW 8 Mesut Özil  CF 11Miroslav Klose   Substitutes:DF 17Per Mertesacker   MF 9 André Schürrle   MF 14Julian Draxler   Manager:Joachim Löw
Man of the Match:
Toni Kroos (Germany)

 References 

Category:2014 FIFA World Cup
Category:July 2014 events
Category:Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup