FIFA World Cup 2014: Brazil 1-7 Germany - In Numbers
In a game, which many are now calling Mineirazo, the second-biggest tragedy on Brazilian soil since their loss in the 1950 final against Uruguay at the Maracana, Germany beat Brazil 7-1 to book their place in their first World Cup final since 2002. A game which saw was high on emotion and entertainment saw plenty of records being shattered left, right and centre. Here are some of the numbers from that fascinating clash between two footballing heavyweights.
1 - This was also the first time Germany had beaten Brazil in the World Cup, with their only previous encounter being the 2002 final in which they lost.
1 - This was also the first time a team had scored seven goals in a semi-final. The previous record was six, which three teams managed including West Germany in 1954.
2 - Germany became only the second team, after Yugoslavia in 1934 to score seven past Brazil. That game however was a friendly which Brazil lost 8-4.
3 - Thomas Müller became only the third player after Teofilo Cubillas (1970 and 1978) and Klose (2002 and 2006) to score five or more at two separate World Cups.
5 - Germany became only the third team after Yugoslavia and Poland (both in 1974) to score five first-half goals. Yugoslavia holds the record for most first-half goals with six.
6 - Germany’s margin of victory was the heaviest defeat suffered by the Seleção since losing 6-0 to Uruguay in 1920.
6 - The result also equals Germany's second-biggest World Cup win. Their biggest World Cup victory was an 8-0 win over Saudi Arabia in 2002.
7 - Brazil became only the second host nation to concede seven goals, following Switzerland’s 5-7 defeat against Austria in 1954, which was also the only previous occasion in which seven goals were scored by a team in a knockout match.
8 - With the victory over Brazil, Germany has now reached the World Cup Final for a record eighth time, hoping to claim their first victory since they last lifted it in 1990.
9 - With five goals and four assists, Thomas Müller became only the second player after Diego Maradona (five goals, five assists in 1986) to score and/or create nine or more goals in a World Cup.
10 - Victory over Brazil was coach Joachim Löw’s 10th in the World Cup, a record only bettered by Helmut Schon for the German national side.
10 - Thomas Müller’s goal was also his 10th in World Cup and became only the 13th player to reach double figures. At 24 years and 298 days old, he is the third-youngest - behind Gerd Muller (24y 226d) and Sandor Kocsis (24y 282d) - to do so.
11 - Brazil has now conceded 11 goals, equalling their worst-ever return in the World Cup since 1938 where they also conceded 11.
16 - Miroslav Klose now has the record for the most goals in the World Cup with 16, beating Ronaldo’s previous tally of 15.
17 - The number of goals scored by the Germans so far in the tournament, making it their second most prolific campaign, after 1954, when they scored 25 times en route to lifting the cup.
19 - Klose's goal was his 19th at a major championship, setting a new record for a European player beating Gerd Müller’s tally of 18.
23 - Klose was playing in his 23rd World Cup game, which now leaves him second alongside Paolo Maldini on the all-time list, only behind compatriot Lothar Matthaus. The 36-year-old, however now has appeared in the most World Cup knockout appearances, with this being his 13th, which takes him ahead of both Matthaus and Cafu.
38 - It has been 38 years since Brazil last lost a competitive home game. That defeat also came in Belo Horizonte, when Peru ran out 3-1 winners in the 1976 Copa America semi-finals.
223- Germany now have 223 World Cup goals, the most of any team in World Cup history. They achieved this when Sami Khedira scored to make it 5-0 thereby beating Brazil’s record of 220.
1938 - The last and only time Brazil lost a World Cup semi-final was against Italy in 1938.
2000 - Thomas Müller scored Germany’s 2000th goal, 106 years after Fritz Becker opened the national team's account in a 5-3 defeat to Switzerland on 5 April 1908.