One of the worst losses Brazil has faced

July 8 was marked as the darkest day in the history of Brazilian football. At the Mineirão Stadium, with 58,141 spectators, Germany crushed the Canarinha with a 7-1 that still resonates as the worst defeat of a host in World Cup history.

The context was already complicated for Brazil, without their captain Thiago Silva, suspended, and without Neymar, fractured in the quarter-finals against Colombia, Luiz Felipe Scolari bet on Dante and Bernard to fill the gaps. Despite this, the history favored the hosts with four victories and a draw in five official matches against Germany. The hope was intact, but it crumbled in just half an hour.

What happened?

The German avalanche began in the 11th minute with Thomas Müller, followed by Miroslav Klose, who also broke Ronaldo's record as the all-time top scorer in World Cups. Toni Kroos scored a brace in two minutes and Sami Khedira made it 5-0 before the half-hour mark. The audience, incredulous, could hardly comprehend what they were seeing; Brazil was broken.

In the second half, Joachim Löw lowered the intensity, but even so, André Schürrle, who came off the bench, scored two more goals. The second, a missile that bounced off the crossbar before entering, provoked an ovation from the Brazilian fans toward Germany. Oscar, in the 90th minute, scored the consolation goal, insufficient to mask the catastrophe.

Won everything

The defeat was more than just a result; it meant the collapse of the myth of the jogo bonito in its own cradle. Germany, which had struggled to eliminate Algeria and narrowly defeated France in the quarter-finals, reinvented itself in Belo Horizonte and left an indelible mark. The story ends with Germany as world champions after defeating Messi's Argentina in the final and going down in history as the best team of Brazil 2014.

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