Sixty-four years after Brazil was plunged into national mourning after their loss in the 1950 final, the hosts were torn apart in a defeat likely to be every bit as traumatic as the fabled “Maracanazo.”
Teams
Brazil: Julio Cesar – Maicon, David Luiz (capt), Dante, Marcelo – Bernard, Fernandinho (Paulinho 46), Oscar, Luiz Gustavo, Hulk (Ramires 46) – Fred (Willian 69)
Yellow card: Dante (68)
Germany: Manuel Neuer – Philipp Lahm (capt), Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels (Per Mertesacker 46), Benedikt Höwedes – Sami Khedira (Julian Draxler 77), Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos – Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose (Andre Schürrle 58), Mesut Özil.
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