Brazil vs. Germany: 6 Things We Learned

In what has been a truly outstanding tournament thus far, the World Cup finally welcomed its first genuinely great side on Tuesday night when Germany overcame hosts Brazil 7-1 at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. Although Joachim Low’s side had already been touted as comfortable favourites—following the injury to Neymar and the suspension of Thiago Silva—nobody could have predicted... 

Miroslav Klose Breaks Ronaldo Record to Compound Brazil Misery

Miroslav Klose is now the top goalscorer in the history of World Cup competition, scoring his 16th tournament goal early in Germany’s 7-1 semifinal victory over Brazil in Belo Horizonte. Normally such an achievement would be given pages and pages of column inches, but such was the manner of the game that Klose will have to concede much of that acclaim. He will care little. Germany will head into... 

Why Neymar Wouldn’t Have Saved Brazil from World Cup Mauling by Germany

Brazilian superstar Neymar sat out the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final with injury as his team were humiliated 7-1 by Germany, a historic defeat as they bowed out of the finals on home soil in embarrassing fashion. That Brazil even scored a consolation goal near the end was little more than a further embarrassment, being unable to celebrate or take any joy from the moment. The pre-match talk centered... 

Germany Justify Joachim Low’s Decision-Making in Stunning Win Over Brazil

During Joachim Low’s eight-year tenure as head coach, Germany have won games in every manner. On Tuesday, the Nationalmannschaft reached a new level. The manner in which they blitzed Brazil for five goals within the opening 29 minutes of their World Cup semifinal was unprecedented. The Germans went on to win 7-1. Much can be said for how poor and utterly flat-footed Brazil were. Much can be said... 

Michael Ballack Basks in Germany’s World Cup Romp Against Brazil

Former German international Michael Ballack is on duty for ESPN at the World Cup. As you can see from the above Alexi Lalas tweet, Ballack rather enjoyed watching his nation batter Brazil in the semi-finals on Tuesday. He had six fingers up for 6-0. Soon after, it was 7-0. [Twitter] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Thomas Mueller Puts Germany Ahead vs. Brazil in World Cup Semi-Final

Germany struck first in their World Cup semi-final against hosts Brazil, with that man Thomas Mueller pouncing from a corner. It was Mueller’s 10th World Cup goal. The goal came inside the first 15 minutes.   Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

David Luiz and Julio Cesar Hold Neymar Shirt During Brazil Anthem at World Cup

Emotions ran high during Brazil’s national anthem on Tuesday, as the hosts prepared to face Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. In tribute to the injured Neymar, David Luiz and Julio Cesar held his No. 10 shirt throughout the rendition. [Twitter] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Brazil Fan Takes a Tumble Chasing Team Bus at World Cup

Football fans will go to great lengths to get a glimpse of their heroes. This young Brazil fan at the World Cup appears to be hunting down an autograph, though we can’t be sure. What we can be sure of is that she took an almighty tumble in pursuit of the Brazilian team bus. [Vine] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Argentina vs. Netherlands: How the Dutch Can Stop Messi

After the Netherlands narrowly escaped with a penalty shootout win in their matchup against Costa Rica, they will look ahead to Argentina, where they will need to find a way to stop Lionel Messi if they want to advance to the World Cup final on Sunday. Messi, who is widely regarded as one of the world’s most prolific players, won’t be easy to contain, but the Dutch have a slew of weapons... 

TV Station in Argentina Mocks Neymar Injury with Crude Impersonator

A TV show in Argentina has mocked Brazil star Neymar, making fun of his back injury to tempt the wrath of millions of World Cup fans in the host nation. As per Yahoo, the comedy series Showmatch brought out a Neymar impersonator with a fake leg stuck to his back. The leg was wearing Chilean socks, thus representing Juan Zuniga’s tackle on Neymar, who fractured a vertebrae that... 

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