09/07/2014 Match of the Day

in. It is 1-0, Germany lead. Higuain. It is saved by Tim Krul.

And then there were four, the World Cup semifinals, first up two sides

who have lifted the trophy eight times between them. Hosts and

five-time winners Brazil take on Germany, who have three stars above

the badge. Our commentator Steve Wilson.

Belo Horizonte is not the most beautiful of the venues, lacking the

romance of the Maracana, a big bearpit of a ground, but thrilling.

The house without their superstar and captain. The last time they

started a match without Neymar and Thiago Silva, they lost to the Dutch

in the last World Cup. Neymar has started 38 consecutive matches,

scoring 27. Dante comes in 40 others to do. Bernard for Neymar. -- comes

in for Thiago Silva. Germany and never beaten Brazil in a competitive

game. One draw, two defeats. This is Miroslav Klose's 23rd World

Cup finals match, on 15 goals, equal with Ronaldo. He becomes the first

player ever to play in four World Cup semifinals. The Brazilian

players are today wearing face introduced to Neymar. -- wearing

this ball caps in tribute to Neymar. Marcelo Silva mood. -- is in the

mood. Question marks over Brazil, how they will handle the pressure.

Hulk was in there. That is an incredible ball by David Luiz. A

German throw, played to Sami Khedira ref. Klose. A good moment for Dante,

a lot of pressure. A good take by Neuer. Germany could have played

into Muller. Khedira getting away from Fernandinho. Ozil arriving. It

can end off Tony Crowes. -- its cannons off Tony Crowes. -- Toni

Kroos. They are getting in far too easily. Marcelo leaves a great big

space to run into. Hulk is forced away from goal by Philipp Lahm.

Marcelo loses it. Miroslav Klose in the middle. First German corner of

the game. Khedira are doing well, breaking into that left an channel.

Plenty of mistakes in the first ten minutes. A slight nervousness from

Brazil trying to mount these attacks from the back. Klose in his usual

position, about eight yards from goal. It goes to the back post, it

is in, Muller. Thomas Muller from the corner puts Germany and France.

-- in front. A ball that ends up at the far post, totally unmarked.

Unbelievable. It is almost embarrassing. The World Cup's Golden

Boot winner four years ago, Thomas Muller, has fired Germany in front

in the 2014 semifinal. Hulk has not had a great World Cup.

Germany can break again, Muller down the far side. Cut out by Dante. I

think Muller has covered 57 kilometres so far, yet acres of

space to run into. Muller, Klose, brilliant save, Klose scores. A

historic goal. Miroslav Klose is the all-time World Cup record scorer.

Stunning. They are absolutely punishing them, they looked lost,

the Brazilians. Klose will not miss that one. Putting him in the record

books. That is Klose's range, 6-12 yards. 16 goals in World Cup finals,

eclipsing the phenomenon, as Brazilians called him, Ronaldo. They

looked stunned. How do Brazil shake up the unshakeable? You look at what

he has done in midfield, it is not working. Germany have completed

trial of the match in the middle. -- completed trial. It could be

embarrassing, it is three, Toni Kroos. Brazil have fallen apart

inside 25 minutes. A dizzying 25 minutes from Germany. It is as good

a finish as you will see. Asians are space, Marcelo, what a finish that

is, goes like an arrow. Yes, it is lucky, but look at the finish at the

end of it. The dreams of 200 million Brazilians look like Battersea. It

is getting embarrassing, turned square, 4-0 to Germany after 25

minutes. Fernandinho courted possession, Brazil are being

humiliated, humbled, taken apart by Germany. Their supporters cannot

believe what they are seeing. It is as if cash will be -- it is as if

without their two star players, the plant has been pulled. Simple

finish, embarrassing. -- the plug. The dream, the fantasy is dead,

4-0, in 25 minutes. The team raised eyebrows, Willian, Ramires on the

bench, high-energy players. Muller with the throw.

They might be through again. Khedira. 5-0. 5-0! Absolute

humiliation. That one is down to David Luiz, absolutely no discipline

going charging out, a great big hole to live through. -- to run through.

They have scored four goals in the last six minutes. Truly

unbelievable, they are so patient, waiting for the chance, just a tap

in. I am afraid the dream has gone, blown to smithereens. Philipp Lahm

in all kinds of space. The deflection, Toni Kroos almost

completing a first half hat-trick. They are out of position, almost

like a testimonial game. Brazil have been absolutely awful.

Brazil vulnerable without their captain and superstar, booed off at

half-time in Belo Horizonte. They have been utterly outplayed,

overwhelmed and humiliated by this Germany side. At half-time Brazil

0-5 Germany. Ramires. Marcelo chasing after it.

Paulinho. Manuel Neuer getting a little touch on that. The danger is,

as Brazil pile forward in search of honour, they could leave themselves

open at the back. Cleverly done. He makes his mind up, he gets there.

Red and butter for him. -- bread and butter. Ramires can help it onto

Oscar. Mesut Ozil can turn away. Great save by Neuer. Oscars should

score. He tries to get it with the outside of his foot. Paulinho is

onside. Magnificent save by Neuer. Absolutely brilliant save. What

about this save? He parries it in front, you think he will hit the

back of the net, great reactions. You have to think, Manuel Neuer is

thinking, come on, bring it on. Schurrle coming on for Miroslav

Klose. Salt in the wound for Brazil that Ronaldo's record has gone

tonight. Clever disguise on that. Thomas

Muller's shot. Good saved by Julio Cesar. That is a wonderful save.

Onto his left foot. Just pushes it over. David Luiz. David Luiz trying

to play it through to Luiz Gustavo. One by Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Schweinsteiger with the run through the middle. They have got two in the

middle. Schweinsteiger, let it go to Schurrle. Julio Cesar did well. Took

a leaf out of Thomas Muller's book. The goalkeeper did well. Paulinho

for Brazil. It is a good ball to Bernard. He can tee up Marcelo.

Mertesacker's header, but the offside flag is up and had Fred got

a touch on it it wouldn't have counted. Just straying offside. It

is painful. There are many people in this stadium who have never seen

Brazil lose at home. Nobody has ever seen them lose like this at home. Do

Germany want more? Toni Kroos will want one more, he is on a hat-trick.

Philipp Lahm. Three in the middle. Lovely ball to Philipp Lahm. It is

square and it is a cap in for six and Schurrle makes it six to

Germany. Shambolic defending once more. Pass and move as the calls

ring round and it is another tap in. The marking is totally nonexistent.

Look at David Luiz, standing on his heels. You have to be marking in the

box. That is ridiculous. Marcelo. The left-back has lost it. David

Luiz. I think David Luiz is in danger of losing his head. Thomas

Muller is very unhappy with the challenge. The referee is on the

spot here. But all came when the left-back, Marcelo lost the ball

about 15 yards out the penalty area. They are 6-0 down, how many do

they want to lose by? David Luiz going over the top of the ball.

Handbags there. He is complaining about the way Thomas Muller has gone

in. However this -- Howedes. Cut out by David Luiz. It is a lovely

reverse ball. Schurrle. Andre Schurrle, it is seven. Stunning

finish. Every one of these is just sublime football, great finish.

Applause breaks out around the ground, which is good to hear. Look

at that for a finish. It is like watching one of the great Brazilian

teams from yesteryear. Fantastic finish. Top corner. In this country

they know all about good football and the Brazilian fans who are still

in this ground, and there are over 50,000 of them, they have just stood

and applauded the team that has dismantled their heroes limb from

limb. The agony is almost over. Five minutes plus added time for Brazil

to endure. David Luiz. Ramires. Manuel Neuer right behind it. Never

took his eye off it. Ramires has had a goal since he has been on, should

have been on from the start. Comfortable save. Philipp Lahm.

Schurrle. David Luiz can see it through to Julio Cesar. Willian.

Decent ball. Oscar is onside. Manuel Neuer stands up. And it was Oscar's

shot that was out for a German throw. Almost an impossible finish

from that angle. It is a toe poke. Germany can break. Julian Draxler.

Mesut Ozil down the middle. He is onside and through, this is eight,

and he has put it wide. That is the one thing missing from his game.

Mesut Ozil, the ruthlessness. Great run through the middle. Just think

he is going to become, he is, but he misses the target. Manuel Neuer.

About coming, he has retreated. Oscar for Brazil. He gets one. The

Germans are furious. And that tells you a lot about them. For once,

Manuel Neuer, the sweeper keeper is not there. You expect him to be

coming. He starts to come and he goes back and Oscar does the rest.

Oscar scores the most pointless of World Cup goals. And that is it.

Germany are into the World Cup final. With an incredible victory

over the hosts. Brazil thoroughly unforgivable performance. Germany,

thoroughly unforgettable performance. It has finished, the

most surprising scoreline of a surprising World Cup. Brazil 1-7

Germany. We have just witnessed one of the

most astonishing victories in football history. This was not one

of the game's superpowers beating a small nation, this was Brazil for

crying out loud. As all hosting the World Cup for the first time in 64

years. -- Brazil hosting the World Cup for the first time in 64 years.

Germany the first country to score seven goals in a World Cup final.

Spain scored eight through the entire competition last time. Was

ill have gone 62 competitive games unbeaten at home before today and

since defeat to Peru in 1975 in the copper America, try to put this game

into some kind of context. I am distraught, I have been watching

football for over 50 years, the high point was the Brazilian side of

1970, this is a low point, to come to Brazil and see them capitulate

like this, you have to give the Germans tonnes of credit, but it was

a woeful performance that could not get any lower than it did. I would

be concerned that some of these Brazilian players might never

recover from this. The pressure on these guys out here to perform is

incredible. One or two will struggle to come back from this. Thiago Silva

consoling the Brazilian players. Nice sportsmanship from Scolari.

Yes, it is nice to see. I don't think the Germans can believe it

themselves what has happened. They scored four goals halfwit to the

first have to go 5-0 up against Brazil in the semifinal of the World

Cup. These guys have got to stick around. They have got to play at

third and fourth play-off game, will the fans, and see them? They have to

read the papers, all of the media will be on them and I hope they do

not try to find a scapegoat. This was a case of a group of individuals

coming up against a very clinical side. Booing all around the stadium.

The German reaction to their supporters is in such contrast. I

look that Scolari there and it looks like he is in the middle of the

huddle, say leave it to me, I will sort it out, I will take the blame.

That will be difficult, he will try to protect his players as much as

possible because he is a very loyal man. It is going to be difficult for

them to take this away. Incredible scenes in the stadium, big-name

players like David Luiz. The scoreline was incredible. It is this

belief as to what has happened in the last 90 minutes. Nobody could

have written the script. Their faces some it up, in tears. One of the

worst performances I have ever seen, but I feel sorry for him

because you cannot understand what these players are feeling. You have

Holland, who battered Spain in the first game and you could never see

that being surpassed and you come to this in the semifinal. How these

players recover, I don't know. The supporters, we have been here for

five weeks. It has just grown and grown, the interest and the

enthusiasm and expectancy has grown and all of a sudden, all the

supporters, they are totally deflated. I think the Brazilian

support has been total throughout the competition. Right from the

start, we said it was not a great Brazilian side but every time they

have gone on the page, the crowd have given them a left and some

purpose and they have been brilliant. When your team has been

beaten by the margin that we have just seen, there is not a lot of

good news. Let's remind ourselves of the emphatic nature of Germany's

victory. It started with, smaller. There is a block on David Luiz which

has come from the training ground. If you score it, it is great, if you

lose the goal, you would be massively disappointed. It is well

worked. The ball has got to come in. Miroslav Klose Bloxham. Poor

marking. Very well worked. Miroslav Klose beats Ronaldo's

record. When the ball comes into the box, he comes alive. They get lucky

and all of a sudden, static defending. The two centre banks do

not react. When the ball goes in the net, they are on the edge of the

box. When the ball comes into the box, he is a livewire. Cannot

believe he did not put it in the first effort! I lost count. This is

the-0. Four goals in six minutes. That is important to give the

Germans the credit that this juncture. They moved the ball

quickly, very effectively. Lots of defenders in there and the fantastic

hit. Maybe the goalkeeper. You have to give credit to Toni Kroos. He is

putting himself up there as one of the best midfielders in the world.

In the top three the way he is playing, dictating games, more

touches of the ball. Look at the way the press. Forces the mistake.

Clinical finishing. It is a team playing with great confidence. To

have one touch and two touch. Passing and moving the ball quickly.

Sami Khedira got the fifth. The two centre-backs. He comes running out

and then misses the tackle. Easy for them. They looked like a team who

are well drilled, who have a philosophy that they have all bought

into. You look at the Brazilians and it was the opposite, a group of

individuals who look like they have never played with each other. 5-0 at

half-time and Schurrle scored a couple to make it seven. You would

not think you would say this against a Brazil team. No surprise it came

down the Brazilian left hand side. Marcelo, who has escaped criticism,

he was as poor as David Luiz was. Lets him into easily. David Luiz

standing still, hasn't a clue what is going on around him, Schurrle,

good movement. No reaction to anything. Six or seven Brazilian

defenders in their and no reaction whatsoever. This is an amazing

finish. David Luiz not tracking him. An

amazing finish. Score a goal like that in the World Cup, that is what

dreams are made of. Some Brazilian sadism, but Juninho's opinion. You

know some of these players, how do they recover? It will be difficult,

some of them will not be back to where the Brazil shirt. A lot of

pressure on them. It is wrong for us now to criticise players. We saw the

Germans teaching us how to play football. We have to learn from

that. We have to learn from the seven goals we conceded. Germany

played the way we like to play, the way we have played. We need now to

sit back, see what is wrong with Brazilian football, if something is

wrong, not because of these players, it may be in the academies, the way

we teach them to play. Change will have to come. What you have just

said, Germany came here and talk Brazil a footballing lesson?

Exactly, it is what we saw. Pass, move, stray balls, getting control.

Without the ball, coming back, getting a shape, organised, going

forward as a unit. They taught us to play football. I know you are

hurting, thank you very much, Juninho. I like football, I am a fan

of German football. I am happy, because football won. Good to see

you. They still talk about the time when Brazil lost the World Cup in

1950, the Maracanazo, now maybe they will talk about the ghost of men --

Minerao. The World Cup final is live on

Sunday. Tonight the beautiful game died in Brazil, the Germany are in

dreamland. It is in, back post, Germany lead

three Muller. Klose, brilliant save, Klose scores: Historic goal. Brazil

are being humiliated. Humbled, taken apart. Khedira, 5-0. Absolutely

milli Asian. -- humiliation. Schurrle, it is seven.

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