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FIFA World Cup 2014: Brazil 1-7 Germany - In
Numbers
Srihari
Footbal l Anal yst (Correspondent)
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German team celebrates a historic win over Brazil
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
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seven past Brazil. That game however was a friendly which Brazil lost 8-4.
3 - Thomas Mller 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 - Germanys margin of victory was the heaviest defeat suffered by
the Seleo 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 Switzerlands 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 Mller 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 Lws 10th in the World Cup, a
record only bettered by Helmut Schon for the German national side.
10 - Thomas Mllers 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 Ronaldos 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 Mllers tally of 18.
23 - Klose was playing in his 23rd World Cup game, which now leaves
himsecond alongside Paolo Maldini on the all-time list, only behind compatriot
Lothar Matthaus. The 36-year-old, however now has appeared in the most
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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 Brazils record of 220.
1938 - The last and only time Brazil lost a World Cup semi-final was against
Italy in 1938.
2000 - Thomas Mller scored Germanys 2000th goal, 106 years after Fritz
Becker opened the national team's account in a 5-3 defeat to Switzerland on 5
April 1908.