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Germany defeated Brazil 7-1 in the semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on the 8th of July 2014 at the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte. Germany led 5-0 within 29 minutes, with four goals scored in a six-minute span. Oscar scored a consolation goal for Brazil in the final minute.
The match was named the Mineiraço after the Mineirão stadium where it was played. The name deliberately evokes the Maracanaço, a previous moment of national shame in which Brazil lost on home soil to Uruguay in the de facto final of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Both events are associated with traumatic home defeats.
Miroslav Klose scored his 16th career World Cup goal against Brazil on the 8th of July 2014, passing the record he had previously shared with Brazil's Ronaldo. This made Klose the all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup history. Ronaldo was present at the Mineirão that day, attending as a TV Globo commentator.
Germany's Toni Kroos was named Man of the Match. He scored two goals in 69 seconds, the fastest brace by a single player in World Cup history, and finished with 93% pass accuracy, one assist, and two chances created.
Germany set several records: the largest margin of victory in a World Cup semi-final or final, the fastest four goals in World Cup history (scored between the 23rd and 29th minutes), the first team to reach eight World Cup finals, and they overtook Brazil as the all-time highest-scoring nation in World Cup history with 223 goals to Brazil's 221.
Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra in Brazil's quarter-final against Colombia and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Thiago Silva, Brazil's captain, was suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards; an appeal by the Brazilian Football Confederation was unsuccessful.